London: Michael Joseph, 1984 Copy in blue cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Jacket spine has liquid splash stain. Light rubbing to head/foot of spine. Jacket slightly chipped around edges. Jacket lightly sunned. Illustrated end papers. Free of inscriptions. Clean text and b/w illustrations.

Synopsis

After a long winter of red noses and wet mittens, summer is a welcome time for Miss Read and her downland village friends. SUMMER AT FAIRACRE charmingly recounts this bright, bustling season and the problems and possibilities that unfold against the background of roses, skylarks, and bees. Joseph Coggs finds a temporary home in the schoolhouse while his mother is in the hospital. Miss Read's friend Amy mysteriously disappears. Perhaps most difficult of all, Mrs. Pringle, the grumpy school cleaner, is unable to work because the pain in her bad leg flares up. Still, the sounds of children playing and the fragrance of summertime flowers fill the air, as Miss Read shepherds her students and friends through the warm season.

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Bookseller: Balfour Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 024901
Title: Summer at Fairacre
Author: Read, Miss
Illustrator: Goodall, John S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0718123816
ISBN 13: 9780718123819
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1984
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Summer at Fairacre Miss Read 1984 Michael Joseph

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