The Green Child. A Romance
by Read, Herbert
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Green cloth. Slightly rubbed. Very good minus, lacking the printed dust jacket. Uncommon
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
The Green Child was inspired by the mediaeval legend of the green children of Woolpit, two green-skinned children who came to a Yorkshire village and claimed to be from an underground world.
Herbert Edward Read (1893-1968) was best known as an art critic and advocate of modern architecture. He was knighted in 1953. The Green Child was his only novel. His son, Piers Paul Read, is a popular novelist. Bleiler, Checklist (1978), p. 164
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 216730
- Title
- The Green Child. A Romance
- Author
- Read, Herbert
- Format/Binding
- 256 pp. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Green cloth. Slightly rubbed. Very good minus, lacking the printed dust jacket. Uncommon
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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