1948 Penny Pullet

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce, With Dustwrapper

First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper, which has been price-clipped.

Dated using Jisc from copies held at the University of Oxford Libraries.

Written by Isobel St. Vincent, an author who wrote mostly for younger children, with the common theme of animals.

This delightful work tells the tale of young chicken Penny Pullet of Little Hen Coop, who tries to piece together clues after the disappearance of local feather hairdresser, Madame Clarissa.

With lovely illustrations throughout by English artist and writer, Helen Haywood, who was best known for her illustrations in children's works, such as this.