The House of the Paladin by Violet Needham
$25.00
A children's adventure in Violet Needham's imagined European world, centred on a medieval castle and its chatelaine. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce, this title belongs to the author's Ruritanian fiction and was first published in 1945. This Collins copy is bound in blue cloth.
- Author: Violet Needham
- Illustrator: Joyce Bruce
- Publisher: Collins
- Publication date: Copyright 1945
- Edition / printing: Collins edition, copyright 1945; printing not stated
- Binding: Hardcover
- Pages: 256
- Language: English
- ISBN: None — pre-ISBN edition
Condition
Blue cloth boards are faded and marked, with pronounced fading to the spine and upper edges. Spine ends and corners are rubbed and bumped, with fraying and a small split at the head of the spine. Pages show age-toning and scattered spotting. No dust jacket.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, CHILDREN & BABIES, FANTASY, FICTION BOOKS, SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY, VINTAGE CHILDRENS BOOKS
Type: CHILDREN & BABIES
Category: A0013, ADVENTURE, BOOKS, CHILDREN & BABIES, COLLINS, FANTASY, FICTION, RURITANIAN FICTION, VINTAGE CHILDRENS BOOKS, VIOLET NEEDHAM
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