Missing Gold by Clark, Mavis Thorpe - 1951

London: Hutchinson House, 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine/good +. 224 p.; 19 cm. Red cover with black spine and cover titles. Illustrated endpaper. Publisher's advertisement for its Girls' Adventure Series on back section of dust jacket. "Girls' Adventure Series" on title page. No date of publication; this title was first published in 1951. Mavis Thorpe Clark (1909-1959) was an Australian author of books for children and young adults. A "touching but often amusing story, which grips the reader and paints a fascinating picture of life in the Bush." -- dust jacket. Scarce. Book is in Near Fine Condition: ends of spine slightly rubbed; clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Good+ Condition: price-clipped; chipping at ends of spine; separating from tail over both lower joints; back section slightly soiled; illustration is bright.