The Children of Hermitage de Crompton, Frances E.; illus. by Alexy Pendle; intro by Margery Fisher - 1971

Macmillan, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1970. First Edition. 152 pages. Pictorial jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

New York: St. Martin's Book. Illus. by Alexy Pendle. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Burgundy cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Jacket shows just a touch of rubbing on the front panel at the spine. Front flap has sticker shadow from old price sticker. A clean, tight copy published circa 1983. No date is indicated, but the jacket write-up states it's been 80 years since this story was serialized in 1903 in Little Folks. The author portrays family life at the turn of the century on the Welsh border. The "Hermitage" is a house on the edge of a "moss," home to nine children. Black & white illustrations accompany the text. Introduction by Margery Fisher. 0.

London: Macmillan, 1970. 1st . hard. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Name front endpaper & half-title page. Intro by Margery Fisher.Serialized in Little Folks -- this is 1st time in book format Alexy Pendle artwork. very good, good+ worn dj w/ closed tear, maroon bds 152 pgs

NY:: St. Martin's,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. Introduction by Margery Fisher. First edition this. Very good in a very good dust jacket. .

London: Macmillan. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket which has one closed tear to the top edge of the lower cover.Not price clipped and this copy has one previous ownership inscription present on the ffep.Clean copy internally in a firm binding with No hinge weakness.Illustrated in b&w by Alexy Pendle,8vo 152pp . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Printing. 1970.

St Martins Press: New York. No Date . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Alexy Pendle. ill by Alexy Pendle, dw sl worn on edges, remains of paper stuck to fixed front endpaper, title page has been cut and re-attached, else vg. 8vo, 152pp. (Introduction by Margery Fisher. First serialised in 'Little Folks' in 1908). Probably 1st US edition.