Oldham, Claire.

The Backwood Book. With wood engravings by the author.

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1948. 13 cm x 21 cm. 90 pages. Illustrated in colour throughout. Original hardcover in protective covering. Very good condition original edition with only very minor signs of external wear. A slight stain on back cover. Visibly erased inscription on inside cover.

Mrs. Backwood a caravan (i.e. house trailer) and her friend, Flea, a very small car, are looking for a new home. When they find a place that isn’t a field and isn’t a lawn, and has a gate, they go in. Soon a large family comes to live with them. Aunt Lil and Mattie and Benjie, the hens; Nora, Eustace and Julia, the goats, the bunnies; Mr. and Mrs. Pidgie and all the rest. (Google books)

• Keywords: Catalogue Two – Children’s Books · Children’s Books · Children’s Books Rare · Children’s Literature · Kinderbuch · Kinderbücher
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 44522AB

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