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WYNNE, MAY: : LOST IN THE JUNGLE

LONDON.STANLEY PAUL & CO.[n.d. -circa 1920?]

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UK,8vo HB,1st edn.[pseud.of Mabel Winifred Knowles,a.k.a.Lester Lurgan.Under the Lurgan pseudonym was amongst one of the first women to write sci-fi,including a novlisation of a silent film 'Message from Mars.',1912 based on a play by Richard Ganthony.] VG++.Neat,handwritten familial gift presentation inscrptn+date (Jan.1, 1922) to front pastedown.Publisher's original bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,red cloth boards/covers with black ink printed illustrated front board and spine with bright,crisp,stamped black ink lettering to both and fairly clean, plain white eps:; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,splits or fraying present.Spine lightly sunned,fading to a pale pink.Top edges very lightly dust-soiled and toned but clean without foxing/spotting,fore-edges brighter, cleaner with very faint,but minimal sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,8vo HB,1st edn,7-222pp [paginated] includes XXII (22),4 b/w illustrations by C Fitzgerald,interspersed throughout the text,plus [unpaginated] half-title,a b/w frntis,title page with publisher's advert to its recto,a dedication,publisher's Cecil Adair 'Joy of Life' novels advert followed by a 32pp publisher's catalogue to the rear. A particularly well preserved example from that era of Golden Age of girl's fiction,in really exceptional condition. May Wynne [b. 1875 - d. 1949] a highly prolific author of formulaic juvenile fiction,mostly animal and girls' school stories and adventures,who also wrote some adult historical fiction,was active in the first half of the 20thC.Within her lifelong involvement in a mission church, St. Luke's in the Victoria Docks,London, she wrote specifically to raise money for that organisation.In all a total of some 200+ books.Considering the church mission involvement,her early titles emphasised moral improvement and the later girl and school stories changed to emphasis on dramatic adventure.The school heroines from these novels found secret passages, jewels,met and overcame a variety of villains.Although prolific,her works are overlooked but nevertheless an item in Wynne's style and will be an important and welcome addition to that canon. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the value of this item for correct,insured (where necessary) shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.