Henrietta's House

1942, a first printing of Elizabeth Goudge's charming tale

Author

Elizabeth Goudge, illustrated by Lorna Steele

Publisher

University of London Press, London, 1942

Printing Details

First edition, first printing. Hardback, , bound in green cloth with printed titling to spine. 19 × 12.5cm, 252pp.

Henrietta, her family and friends, set off in traps for a birthday picnic. Each pony mysteriously takes a different route, and the occupants embark on adventures shaped by their hopes and dreams. Henrietta finds her dream house in the magical woods, and all the people she loves most arrive for tea.

Condition

Fair condition only. The cloth binding is bumped and heavily faded. The inner binding is secure, the rear hinge is starting. The bottom corner has been torn off the frontispiece but not affecting the image. The main body of text is in good strong readable condition.

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