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THE TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket without the award medallion (some discoloration from binder's glue to the endpapers, and some light shelfwear, toning to the interior of the dj, but overall a tight and straight copy,with the original price of $2.50 on the dj flap) Newspaper clipping from 1948 announcing the Newbery award laid in.
Book ID: 78981More details Price: $1,000.00 -
AMONG THE DARK MOUNTAINS or Cast Away in Sumatra.
Edition: Hardcover.
London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited. n.d. (ca 1930) dj. Hardcover - An adventure story for boys "based on adventures taken from life . . . in the state of Sumatra when Mrs Ker and I visited it in the year of the eruption" - that is, the eruption of Krakatoa. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and three inserted plates by Frances Ewan. 296 pp.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (missing front endpaper, some foxing to the first few pages, etc, but the green cloth cover is bright and attractive as is the uncommon dust jacket)
Book ID: 63241More details Price: $25.00