To Ravensrigg
Burton, Hester
| Publication Date | 1976 |
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| ISBN | 0192713930 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, |
| Binding | Hardback |
| Condition | Good+, sound copy in like dust jacket |
| SKU | 25986 |
| Notes | Turquoise boards with gilt titles to spine are very clean and neat. Splashed stain to closed page edges. Dust jacket has a faint small stain near the top edge and is otherwise neat. |
Description
Hardback. First edition. Historical novel for older children or young adults featuring the adventurous 14 year old Emmie as she battles her small corner in the injustices of the eighteenth century slave trade. Hester Burton (1913-2000) was awarded the Carnegie Medal for her earlier novel Time of Trial in 1963. Dust jacket is illustrated to front and back by Victor Ambrus.