macpherson john millar (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Hardback. No Dustjacket. Small 4to. pp 248. Original publisher's green cloth, colour illustration onset to cover, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. Colour frontis, map of Systurthia and six black and white illustrations. Fantastical children's adventure. No date (1939). Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper, "With the author's kind regards, John F. Macpherson 1939." An edition came out in 1908. Neat gift inscription on front endpaper from one 'Uncle Tom', otherwise very good indeed. Signedes.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Hardback. No Dustjacket. Small 4to. pp 303. Original publisher's green cloth, colour illustration onset to cover, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. Frontis and three tipped in colour illustrations, map of Systurthia and six black and white illustrations. Fantastical children's adventure. No date (1939). Neat gift inscription on front endpaper from one 'Uncle Tom', otherwise very good indeed.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. H. R. Millar (illustrator). The first thus edition of this scarce science-fiction adventure work, illustrated by H. R. Millar. The first thus edition of this scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding with a colour plate inset to the front board.Previous owner's ink inscription to the front paste down, dated 1943.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, three colour plates, and seven black-and-white illustrations including one full-page sketched map of Systurthia, by the prominent Scottish illustrator Harold Robert Millar (18691942). Collated, complete.A unique combination of science-fiction and fantasy fuels this book for young readers, following five sibling protagonists who get sent to another planet named Systurthia via a "freak of Gravity". The inhabitants of this planet become effectively immortal at the age of fifteen, enjoying a playland-like society as a result.The five children enjoy many adventures on Systurthia, with the oldest brother becoming the King's trusted general. It was followed by a sequel in 1939 titled 'Children Still'.Written by Australian-born author, John F. MacPherson.Undated, dated from copies held at the British Library. In the publisher's original cloth binding with a colour plate inset to the front board. Externally, generally smart with the odd faint stain to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spotting to the first and last few pages, and to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Very Good. book.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Millar, H.R. (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 4 tipped-in colour plates. B/w illustrations. SIGNED by author, with dedication to a previous owner to front endpaper. Also includes a hand written postcard from the author to the same previous owner. Chipping along bottom of spine; some fraying/loss to cloth. Bumping to corners. A few marks to covers. Some foxing. What look like browned glue marks to pastedowns. All plates present. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! SIGNED - please see description for details.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Millar, H.R. (illustrator). First Edition. First edition hardcover with printed, gold embossed front board, signed and dedicated by the author, in scarce, plastic covered unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition for its age. Jacket is marked, and edges are creased and nicked. Board edges and spine ends are slightly bumped and page block is tanned. Pages are clear and bright throughout. LW. Used.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Millar, H.R. (illustrator). First Edition. First edition hardcover with printed, gold embossed front board, signed and dedicated by the author, in scarce, plastic covered unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition for its age. Jacket is marked, and edges are creased and nicked. Board edges and spine ends are slightly bumped and page block is tanned. Pages are clear and bright throughout. LW. Used.