Martin Rattler (Enterprise Books)

Collins, London and Glasgow, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Preface by the author. Sepia tone frontispiece – illustrator not accredited. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with silver coloured decorations and titles to the front panel and backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with dark pink and black coloured titles, by Jack Matthew, to the front panel and backstrip. In this book a mischievous young boy, Martin Rattler, finds himself on the ship Firefly by mistake. Along with him is his friend Barney O'Flanagan and together they find themselves headed to the South Seas, surviving shipwrecks and pirates and then on to explore South America. Softening, rubbing and a little fraying of the book corners; with bumping, rubbing and a little fraying of the book corners and rubbing of the lower book edges. To the top left-hand corner the silver decoration and blue coloured cloth has been nibbled by insects and a little to the top edge of the rear panel. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. A few foxing spots to the end pages and to the text block edges. The dustwrapper is in not great shape – please see photograph. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges, in fact there is a V piece missing from the top backstrip edge which a previous owner has supported with some "invisible tape". Numerous tears and creases to the dustwrapper edge and there is a large,3", tear to the top left-hand corner of the rear panel and a similar sized tear to the front left hand corner of the front panel , with associated creasing. The dustwrapper edges have numerous tears and nicks, with rubbing of the dustwrapper panels. Fading of the backstrip with the rear panel showing handling marks. Browning and foxing to the verso. There is a vertical crease running the full length of the front fold over panel. Size: 12mo (Small Hardcover). 268 pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Teens & Young Adult; Historical Fiction; Inventory No: 0128880. .