jenkins alan syme ronald clarke (1 résultats)

Original Cloth. Etat : Good. First Edition. Collection of 17 profiles of heroic women. Nine of these are by Alan Jenkins. These are Odette, Osa Johnson, Amelia Earhart, Ann Davison, Sister Kenny, Ella Maillart, Helen Keller, Anne-Marie Walters and Margot Fonteyn. Three are by Ronald Syme (Gertrude Bell, Evelyn Cheesman and Freya Stark). Two are by Chad Varah (Amy Johnson and Veronica Andrew. The remaining three are by Arthur C. Clarke (Marie Curie), Jack Townend (Mary Kingsley) and Ellen Vincent (Mary Slessor. The spine is heavily browned with a little creasing at the top. The front panel has some fading along the top edge and some surface discolouration. The rear panel has some light staining in a few places. Browning and light spotting to the page edges with light staining to the top edges. The front free endpaper has traces of the original owner's name and address which was written on it in pencil but has been erased. There are also some dent marks to the top corner of this and the next few pages - these look like teeth marks. The pages are a little browned but are otherwise unmarked. First printing. No jacket.