I Go by Sea, I Go by Land
P L Travers' fictional diary of an Atlantic Crossing
Author
P L Travers, illustrated by Gertrude Hermes
Publisher
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1941
Printing Details
First US edition. Hardback, Light blue cloth with paper label to spine. 21 × 14cm, 233pp
From the author of the Mary Poppins stories, this is the fictional diary of Sabrina Lind, an eleven-year-old English girl who, with her little brother James, is sent on the long voyage across the sea to her aunt in America. Colour frontispiece by Gertrude Hermes, and further black and white drawings throughout the book.
Condition
A good readable copy. The cloth binding is rubbed to the edges with some spotted foxing to the spine. Light tanning and occasional spotting to the pages but otherwise remaining in strong readable condition.
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