Description
Very Good+ dust jacket, a mylar jacket has been added, tiny spot in upper right corner on front. The Very Good+ binding is illustrated paper over boards, the wraparound illustration shows a garden with several people, black and blue lettering on the cover, black lettering on the spine, illustration continues on the rear cover. The book cover and dust jacket have the same illustrations. Color illustrations throughout by Glenys Ambrus. Fingerprint marks on back free end paper. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. The book measures 10.3″ tall x 7.7″ wide.
About the book (from the dust jacket)
At the back of the house where Frances lived in Seedly Grove, in Manchester, there was a lane. Frances went through the door at the end of the garden into the lane one hot summer’s day and met Emma Rimmer, whose Mother sold cold drinks and cakes at her cottage door. Prances was hot and hungry, and she longed for a piece of parkin. But the parkin cost a half-penny a piece, and Frances had no money. “Well, pay tomorrow, then,”” suggested Emma Rimmer, and Frances said she would, though doubtfully, because she knew her mother would disapprove of her accepting something she couldn’t pay for.
The parkin was sticky and delicious, but the very first bite stuck in Frances’ throat. She hadn’t paid for it. It wasn’t hers. Supposing she didn’t have a half-penny tomorrow. What would her mother say?
The Frances of Ann Thwaite’s delightful story is Frances Hodgson Burnett who, years later when she was living in America wrote many books for children. Glenys Ambrus’ lovely pictures make a perfect setting for a story about the Victorian childhood of the author of The Secret Garden About.
About the author (from the dust jacket)
At the back of the house where Frances lived in Seedly Grove, in Manchester, there was a lane. Frances went through the door at the end of the garden into the lane one hot summer’s day and met Emma Rimmer, whose Mother sold cold drinks and cakes at her cottage door. Prances was hot and hungry, and she longed for a piece of parkin. But the parkin cost a half-penny a piece, and Frances had no money. “Well, pay tomorrow, then,”” suggested Emma Rimmer, and Frances said she would, though doubtfully, because she knew her mother would disapprove of her accepting something she couldn’t pay for.
The parkin was sticky and delicious, but the very first bite stuck in Frances’ throat. She hadn’t paid for it. It wasn’t hers. Supposing she didn’t have a half-penny tomorrow. What would her mother say?
The Frances of Ann Thwaite’s delightful story is Frances Hodgson Burnett who, years later when she was living in America wrote many books for children. Glenys Ambrus’ lovely pictures make a perfect setting for a story about the Victorian childhood of the author of The Secret Garden About the author and artist
About the illustrator (from the dust jacket)
Glenys Ambrus studied at the Royal College of Art, and has been illustrating books for the last ten years. She is married to the illustrator, Victor Ambrus, and they live in Surrey with their two sons.
