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NORTON,ANDRE** (pseudonym Mary Alice Norton): : STEEL MAGIC

LONDON.HAMISH HAMILTON,1977.

ISBN 0241897866.

UK,slim 8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Qriginally published USA,1965 in paperback.First published in UK,8vo HB+dw/ dj,1st edn,by Hamish Hamilton,1967,with a 2nd imp,1973 and then this new edn,1977 - so 1st edn thus.] FINE/VG++.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip (£1.95) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean plain white background with b/w line pictorial illustration by Robin Jacques,with red and red+white lettering to dw/dj's upper panel and spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Slight water-stain to bottom edge of dw/dj,approx half-way along said edge continuing towards the vertical crease of the rear, inner flap only.Due to the proximity of a smaller-sized book (approx 4.1/4" wide and 8" tall) has caused slight darkening 3/5th" deep to upper front edge and 1.3/10th" wide vertically towards spine/ backstrip's gutter edge; slight darkening to spine/backstrip and fading to lettering.Dw/dj's rear panel plain white and unaffected by any darkening at all.Top edges slightly aged/tanned - as usual/ normal,fore-edges less affected and therefore brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain red cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and near immaculate plain white eps.Described hard,but fairly and honestly - in no way as bad as it reads or sounds! UK,slim 8vo HB+protected dw/dj, 1st edn thus,13-155pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters,6 full-page (includes the frntis) and 6 part-page b/w line illustrations by Robin Jacques,throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated]; half-title+title pages,dedication,contents list/table,author+illustrator notes,and another title separator page. When the Lowry children set off on a picnic complete with hamper,they little realised the adventure which lay ahead,and the importance of the stainless steel cutlery they took with them.For in the grounds of their Uncle's home lay a lake, and in the middle of this lake was a ruined castle.It looked exactly like Camelot,remarked Eric in surprise. More wonders were to follow,for the castle was the gateway to the land of Avalon,and Eric,Greg and Sara each found themselves setting out on an important mission - to retrieve three magic talismans - Arthur's sword,Excalibur, Merlin's iron ring,and Huon's silver horn. A knife,a fork and a spoon were their only weapons,and each trod a perilous path,but in such a magical land,even common objects assumed great power. Robin Jacques (b.1920) Born Chelsea, London,son of a professional soldier. Hattie Jacques,the well-known actress,was his sister. Educated at the Royal Masonic Schools, Bushey,Hertfordshire.Worked in an advertising agency before serving in the army during WW2.Art editor of 'The Strand Magazine' (1948-1951).Lecturer at Brighton (1947-48) and Harrow (1977-79) Schools of Art,and visiting lecturer at Canterbury College of Art (1979).He lived in France (1964-72),and has visited Mexico,South Africa,and the U.S.A.He has contributed drawings to the 'Radio Times' since 1939 and worked as a freelance illustrator and designer of books,book jackets and magazines since 1945.His work is meticulously executed with a fine pen line,sometimes with added water-colour or coloured ink washes.For historical illustrations he undertakes detailed research into period costumes,furniture and architecture. He particularly enjoys illustrating 19th-century French and English romantic literature.Author of 'Illustrators at Work' (STUDIO,1963) and the pen and ink section of 'Illustration and Graphic Design' (PHAIDON,1980). Andre Norton (b1912 - d.2005.) born in Cleveland,Ohio,pseudonym of American writer Alice Mary Norton who also writes as 'Andrew North' and 'Allen Weston'.Under the 'Andrew North' name,her first published story ran in 1947 - 'The People of the Crater' (in Fantasy Book').Since then her many novels reflect a fantasy slant with much melodrama,incorporating excursions into unknown worlds.Her earliest work was written for juveniles - fast-paced action/adventure for boys - but this overt power-fantasy (typified by 'Sword in Sheath',1949) diminished in her work as she began to produce adult sci-fi.'The Witch World' books form a separate sequence in her writing,but all of her adult work is interrelated (if only tenously) by being set in the same vast future galaxy where alien races like the Zacathans exist.Adventures in time travel feature in 'The Crossroads of Time' (US, 1956) but see rja490714 - UK,1976,UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. Among her other novels are: 'Star Guard' (US,1955),'Sea Siege' and 'Star Born'(both US,1957) - see rja490814 ('Star Born' - UK,1973,UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn),'Star Gate' (US,1958),'Catseye' (US,1961),and 'Eye of the Monster' (US,1962). Some of Andre Norton's short stories have been collected in 'High Sorcery' (US, 1970),and she has compiled the anthologies 'Space Service' (US,1953),'Space Pioneers' (US,1954) and 'Space Police' (US,1956). Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.

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