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ALTOUNYAN, TAQUI ILLUSTRATOR: NICHOLAS STEPHENS In Aleppo Once
________ First edition, [First Printing] (Book edition identified by: Publisher's stated imprint information. Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced 40s/£2 on the front flap.), John Murray, London, 1969, ISBN: 0719519225 [9780719519222], Hardcover, Octavo 223 mm (8 3/4 inches) by 148 mm (5 7/8 inches). Vii, [i (blank)] and 196 printed pages in publisher's original red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, in pictorial dust jacket. vii, 169 printed pages in publisher's original red cloth with gilt lettering in dust jacket. Contains black and white illustrations by Nicholas Stephens. ________ An account of a childhood spent mainly in Aleppo in Syria, where the author's father was in charge of a hospital, but also the English Lake District, staying with the Collingwoods (her maternal grandparents) and spending time Arthur Ransome. Direct reference to Ransome on pages 153, 160 to 164, 175 and 181. The real life story of growing up a by the model for 'John' of Ransome's "Swallows & Amazons", but strong parallels between the Altounyan's life and those of the fictional Swallows.. Very Good+, ________ (Very Good+/Very Good). __ Condition Comments Book: (Very Good+) A sound book with clean boards and pages: Light foxing on the endpapers and page ends. __ Condition Comments Dust Jacket: (Very Good) A tidy dust jacket: Minor chips, up to 4 mm (1/8 of an inch) deep at the head and foot of the spine and two closed tears, up to 10 mm (3/8 of an inch) long on the lower panel. 654 grams)..
Offered for GBP 140.00 = appr. US$ 229.04 by: Kirkland Books of Kendal - Book number: 12339
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