Elizabeth Goudge, Smoky House, illus Richard Floethe, 1940, Very Good hardcover w/DJ

Goudge, Elizabeth, and Richard Floethe [illus]. New York: Coward-McCann Publishers, 1940.

English, Very Good, HC, 8vo, 8 1/4" x 5 3/4", 286 pp. 

Hardcover in illustrated red cloth. Minor sunning, slight cocking to spine, light wear, blue writing and an illustrated bookplate affixed to the front endpaper. Good pictorial dust jacket, notable wear with tears and a spot of loss to edges and tips, some sunning, spot of soiling to tail, price clipped, now in Mylar. 286 pp. Replete with reproductions of American artist Richard Floethe's red illustrations, both full-page and quarter-page. Charming edition of award-winning English author Elizabeth Goudge's chapter book for children, full of whimsical adventure and exciting encounters. A fine example of the children's fiction for which Goudge was celebrated in the mid-20th century.