GOBLIN ISLAND by Oxenham, Elsie J - 1909 (Circa.)

England: Girls Gone By, 2007. Book. New. Trade Paperback. First Thus. Complete and unabridged text, taken from the 1st edition, introduction by Ruth Allen, former editor of the Abbey Chronicle. Also has a detailed publishing history including black and white reproductions of all illustrations from later editions (except those which included in colour). Full colour endpapers taken from an early edition (ie pre WWI). A full colour frontispiece and title page taken from the first edition.3 other full colour plates taken from an early edition (ie pre WWI). 32 black and white plates taken from the first edition. 250pp with Free Centenary Bookmark.

London & Glasgow; Collins, 1939., 1939. Hardcover. Reprint, undated circa 1939. Octavo. 316 pp. Colour frontispiece by G I. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Good. Red cloth with silver titles and decoration to spine and upper board in price-clipped pictorial dust-jacket with publisher's Herriot Library list to front flap. Cover cloth rubbed to edge with minor damp-stains to boards; spine lightly sunned. Jacket soiled to rear white panel; numerous nicks & creases. Loss to head of spine (approx 1 1/2", triangular) and smaller loss to front/rear lower edges with associated creasing; very minor loss tail of spine and corners. Foxing & staining to textblock edge; minor foxing to prelims. Sunday School prize plate to ffep dated 1940, presented to Margaret Bentham of Kirkby Stephen; original retailer's ticket above. A sound copy of the Author's first book.

London: Collins, nd. pictorial hard cover. G. Good condition in red cloth with gilt titles and page edges, pictorial inlay to front cover and spine rubbed, black decorations around edge of front cover. A little edge wear to covers, splits to endpapers, book a little shaken, foxing to page edges and end pages./No Jacket. Illustrated in colour by T. H. Robinson. Colour endpapers by A.A.Dixon. 19 cm.