1.
Burglars and Bandicoots
By
David Severn
Illustrator
Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
1st Thus edition, 1953, Children's Book Club.
Octavo.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
192 pages.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and slightly discoloured, though mainly on the reverse.
Small nick at base of dustwrapper back.
No marks on contents, but pages significantly tanned.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
2.
Hermit in the Hills
By
David Severn
Illustrator
Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
1st edition, 1945, Bodley Head.
Orange boards with black lettering and decoration.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and badly chipped. Loss at both ends of spine strip, upper corner of front panel, and upper edge of back panel.
Contents unmarked except for neat gift inscription on reverse of f.e.p.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
3.
Hermit in the Hills
By
David Severn
Illustrator
Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
1st edition, 1945, Bodley Head.
Outer covers marked on spine.
Contents clean and white, close to VG.
Wartime restrictions still apply.
Striking black and white illustrations.
Good condition.
4.
5.
Hermit in the Hills
By
David Severn
Illustrator
Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
1st edition, 1945, Bodley Head.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
Some wear to dustwrapper.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Gift dedication blocked-out on front endpaper.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
6.
7.
Wagon for Five
By
David Severn
Illustrator
Ursula Koering.
1st American edition, 1947, Houghton Mifflin.
Originally published by John Lane in 1944.
Dustwrapper slightly chipped at corners and spine ends.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.