Treilian Stuart (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Tresilian, Stuart (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. The final book (of only 8 total) in the author's "Adventures" series for young readers, each involving the same group of British children--& Kiki the parrot--who encounter mysterious events & people & solve mysteries. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1955, this octavo has soft yellow cloth-covered boards with an adventurous scene from the book decorating the front cover, lettering & image of the parrot to spine. In2727 pages with a pen-and-ink frontispiece & internal illustrations with splashes of color by artist Stuart Tresilian. Condition is VG-: generally quite clean inside with a random smudge or spot, former owner's name in red pen to ffep, else unmarked. Foxing to top outside page edges only, light soil to all outside edges. The unclipped DJ is VG+: colorful & bright, with just a tad of rubbing to extremities; nicely protected in clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tresilian, Stuart (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Book #1 of 8 in the author's "Adventures" series for young readers, each involving the same group of British children--& Kiki the parrot--who encounter mysterious events & people & solve mysteries. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1944, this octavo has soft yellow cloth-covered boards with an adventurous scene from the book decorating the front cover, lettering & image of the parrot to spine. In 327 pages with a pen-and-ink frontispiece & internal illustrations by Stuart Tresilian. Condition is VG: very clean & bright inside & out, with foxing to fore edge side of text block. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure, corners crisp. Very slight pushing to heel of spine. The unclipped DJ is Fair: it is a reproduction, with title & images cut out of an original & glued to manila paper. No lettering to spine. Price lowered significantly as a result. Nicely protected in clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.