Wise j joan (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear and creasing to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly bruised, spine very slightly faded, not price clipped (£1.25), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and almost square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 123pp. The charming story of children brought up in a lighthouse in Tasmania. By Australian author Joan Wise (1912 - c.1985). Jacket and illustrations by Helen Sallis (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. True first edition of Australian writer's first novel. A young boy living with his parents on Tasman Island experiences adventure when a fierce storm follows the arrival of a television personality who has delivered a donkey won in a contest. Orange cloth w/white spine lettering, 123 pages. Uncommon in true first edition. Light wear to corners/spine ends, light foxing to top edge, in lightly rubbed dust jacket w/two 1/4" edge tears. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Helen Sallis (illustratore). Book.…