Island Magic
1949.
Hodder and Stoughton
, London, England
This is a famous and beautiful novel about the Channel Islands set in the 1800's with a heavy French influence then. It thus became the book that first exposed Goudge to a delighted worldwide audience. She explores people and certain families in glorious detail, particularly the children involved.
$35.00
Specifications
| Author | Goudge, Elizabeth |
| Illustrator | Nil |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton |
| Place Published | London, England |
| Year Published | 1949 |
| Date of First Edition or Edition Notes |
Seventh Impression |
| Size | Small Octavo |
| Chapters | IX |
| Pages | 319pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Good Condition - With bright red embossed paper covered boards , the title is imprinted in black on the still sound spine and minor corner bumping and bruised spine ends are evident. The aging price-clipped dustwrapper in yellow with a black and white drawing of a family group and title on the front, is widely chipped on all edges and spine with a small hole in the middle of the spine but is still very much intact. There is now a removable clear covering in place as protection too.- With Dust Wrapper |
| Overall | Fair Condition - There are yellow and brown toned pages particularly on the endpapers with intermittent sporadic light foxing throughout and moderate flecking to all edges. However all pages are secure with good uncracked margins and no tears, notations or other damage. There is an attractive Sunday School presentation certicate from 1950 attached to the front free endpaper. Quite pretty overall with significant age patina and is quite scarce in any impression. |