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READ**, MISS [pen name DORA JANE SAINT.**]: : THE WHITE ROBIN

LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1979.

ISBN 0718117751.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/VG+. Previous owner's neat,ink name to ffe,but no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour pictorial J.S.Goodall illustrated, protected dw/dj with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges.Head+ foot of spine/backstrip minimally rubbed, minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing; as are the corners.Closed tear to top rear edge of spine/backstrip,a couple of tiny,tiny closed tears/nicks to rear bottom edge also.[Described hard but fairly!] Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine.Bright,clean,grey paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and green+white line illustrated endpapers by J.S. Goodall.UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,iillustrated,1st edn,9-123pp [paginated) includes half-title+title pages,contents list,10 chapters,and b/w line illustrations,again by J.S.Goodall,the text. When Helen Coggs claimed to have seen a little white bird in the playground of Fairacre School, Miss Read,her headmistress,said little but Helen's fellow pupils were more outspoken and poured scorn upon the possibility of a little white bird.She had probably seen a seagull or one of the Leghorn hens from the farm.Whoever heard of a little white bird? Whatever next? In fact, the vicar too had seen the bird and was positive that it was an albino robin. Fairacre was soon agog.Henry Mawne,the local ornithologist, wrote a lengthy essay on 'Albinism in British Birds' for the Caxley Chronicle which bewildered that journal's loyal readers while imbuing them with considerable pride.But the white robin came to an untimely end,much to the fury and grief of the villagers. They sought retribution,for the culprit was known,and for some time things looked ugly indeed. And then,one spring day,hope returned. Could the vicar's wife really have seen another white robin? The rumours flew round the village. The sun shone more brightly.The primroses grew larger than ever, and everyone's spirits lifted. With hope rekindled,Fairacre watched and waited.And on this second occasion,the village was not disappointed.An uncommon title from this author,in exceptional condition. Want more MISS READ titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2,GENERAL,SIGNED and BIOGRAPHY catalogues. John Strickland Goodall(born 1908).Works as John S. Goodall or J.S. Goodall.Born Heacham, Norfolk,son of a heart specialist. After leaving Harrow School,he worked in the studios of Sir Arthur Cope RA and E. Watson Nicol under whom he 'was taught with loving care to be a mid-Victorian art student' (The Connoisseur, uly 1968).He also studied under Harold Speed and at the Royal Academy Schools (c1930).Served in the Royal Norfolk Regiment (1939-46).He concentrated on line drawing in the 1930s and began to paint in watercolour whilst stationed in India at the end of WWII. Since then,his extensive travels (e.g. twice round the world on a cargo boat) have provided him with many landscape subjects;he also paints conversation pieces and the late 19thC pastiches in watercolour and gouache.As an illustrator, he works in b/w (sometimes in silhouette), and full-colour,turning his 'Victorian' early training to good account in evocative period tableaux.In his wordless picture books he evolved an effective method of telling stories by means of half pages placed between each double-page spread.Elected RBA.RI. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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