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Flambards
by K. M. Peyton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$240.59A$216.53
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1967 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". Victor G. Ambrus. An illustrated, first edition of the first in K. M. Peyton's 'Flambards' series, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by Kathleen Peyton, or K. M. Peyton, who is most known for her fiction for children and young adults. She is most remembered for her 'Flambards' series of four novels, of which this particular work is the first. This series was so popular that it was adapted into a television series, entitled 'Flambards', starring Christine McKenna in 1979. This romance novel is set in Edwardian England, and follows the life of orphaned wealthy heiress, Christina Parsons. Christina lives with uncles and cousins, surrounded by horses in rural Essex, with conflicts in her life becoming apparent as she grows up. With vignettes throughout by Victor G. Ambrus, known for his illustrations in folk tales and animal stories. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with minor shelf wear only. Light offsetting and the odd spot to endpapers. Dust wrapper excellent, with light edge wear and a touch of sunning. The odd handling mark to the wrap, with light spotting to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
Flambards is a novel by the English author K. M. Peyton. The book and its three sequels are set just before, during, and after World War I. The first book, originally published in 1967, tells how the teenage heroine, orphaned heiress Christina Parsons, comes to live at Flambards, the impoverished Essex estate owned by her crippled and tyrannical uncle, William Russell, and his two sons, Mark and Will.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 878Q37
- Title
- Flambards
- Author
- K. M. Peyton
- Illustrator
- Victor G. Ambrus
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Flambards K M Peyton first edition illustrated K M Peyton
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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