Description: The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune Octavo , First edition of this much loved children's tale, identified by J.K. Rowling as her favourite of Nesbit's works. In the publisher's original dark green cloth covered boards with gilt pictorial detailing and lettering along spine and to upper board, bumping to head and tail of spine with some wear to edges and corners of covers, no dustwrapper as published, 296 and 10 pages of publisher's advertisements at rear, 17 black and white illustrations, including frontis by Gordon Browne and Lewis Baumer, previous owner's neat signature in ink on front loose flyleaf, gilt foredges, internally very good with very light age toning, Inner hinges slightly stretched but binding still firm, some pages loose, overall a very nice copy of a well read book PLEASE USE IMAGES TO SUPPLEMENT MY DESCRIPTION HERE Edith Nesbit was an English author and poet who wrote and collaborated on over 60 books of children's fiction, and is considered today to be one of the founders of modern children's literature. Many of Nesbit's works have been adapted for film and plays, and her popular fantasy stories set the standard for later children's literature. "The Story of the Treasure Seekers" was Nesbit's first novel, published in 1899, and set a new precedent for English children's literature. The book is the first in a five-piece series called The Bastables Series, based around the six Bastable children: Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius. The young narrator's identity is kept a secret, inviting the reader to deduce which of the intrepid Bastable children is the story-teller as they set off to restore their family's fallen fortunes. Readers will love this optimistic and lively tale of good intentions gone hilariously awry.As a picture of the world’s most optimistic age (before the Great War blew optimism to bits) it’s worth a visit. C. S. Lewis was a fan, and may have incorporated some of the Bastables’ imagination, initiative, and leadership ability into the Pevensies and their friends.The Treasure Seekers was followed by The Would-Be-Goods and The New Treasure Seekers, which have their moments but aren’t quite as funny.
Price: 600 AUD
Location: Kincumber, NSW
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Restocking fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Binding: Hardcover
Personalised: Yes
Signed: No
Publisher: London: T Fisher Unwin, 1899
Inscribed: No
Subject: UK children's literature
Year Printed: 1899
Language: English
Illustrator: Gordon Brown & Lewis Baumer
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Edith Nesbit
Region: United Kingdom
Character Family: The Bastables Series
