Arripay (2 results)

Condition: Good. 1963. No edition remarks. 158 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth covered boards, will illustration to front board. Black and white illustrations throughout by Victor Ambrus. Clean pages with light tanning throughout. Moderate foxing to text block edges. Faint thumb-marking throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with creasing. Mild sunning to spine. Moderate rubbing and marking all over. Sticker to rear panel.

Hardback, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. In red cloth covers with black lettering to spine and illustration to front cover. In illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with dustwrapper. (DW. Spine faded. Rubbing along edges. Shelving marks. Not price clipped. In protective cellophane wrapper.). Some marking to cloth. Some light fading along top edge. Marks to top page edges. Else a clean and tight copy. 158pp. With b&w illustrations within text by Victor Ambrus. Early in the 15th century, the Hundred Years' war was being carried on by raids on enemy ports, not by armies. Harry Paye, called "Arripay" quartered on England's south coast, supported by the people of Poole Harbour, except Adam Morden. While other young men were out with Harry, Adam studied Latin with Father Hilary, wondering if he had a vocation. Overhearing talk between Harry and an older man, Adam realizes that some of Harry's booty is stashed nearby.