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1908 Children Forever
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce
First edition. A very scarce work.
In the publisher's original green cloth, with a gilt-adorned illustration to the front board.
Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, fifteen coloured plates and one full-page sketched map of Systurthia. By German American puppeteer and illustrator, Tony Sarg. Collated, complete.
A unique combination of science-fiction and fantasy fuels this book for young readers, following five sibling protagonists who get sent to another planet named Systurthia via a "freak of Gravity". The inhabitants of this planet become effectively immortal at the age of fifteen, enjoying a playland-like society as a result.
The five children enjoy many adventures on Systurthia, with the oldest brother becoming the King's trusted general. It was followed by a sequel in 1939 titled 'Children Still'.
Written by Australian-born author, John F. MacPherson.
Condition
In the original cloth binding, with a gilt-decorated illustration to the front board. Externally, very smart, with rubbing and slight bumping to the extremities. Slight darkening to the spine and a few damp stains to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers and occasional spots. With a contemporary ink inscription to the verso of the half title, dated 1910.
Very Good
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