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North Star by Graham Sutton, First Edition with Dust Jacket

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A First Edition, [First Printing] of 'North Star' by Graham Sutton in Very Good condition in a Fair condition dust jacket published by Collins in 1949

North Star [Fleming Series Number Three] by Graham Sutton, First Edition with Dust Jacket

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Condition Summary: (Very Good/Fair) A generally tidy copy, in a rather tatty dust jacket. All notable faults: Book has some uneven fading at the head and foot of the spine. Dust jacket has large chips at the head and foot of the spine and numerous small chips and tears. Dust jacket conservation: Chips and tears have been stabilised with Archibond 9gsm Archival Tissue [fully reversible]

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Book Number B0010869
Title North Star
Author(s) Author: Sutton, Graham

Graham Sutton (1892 to 1959)—A Cumbrian writer, fellwalker and climber born in Scotby near Carlisle, and educated at St. Bees. He was a journalist, wrote and performed radio plays and adrama critic, but is probably best known for his four books in the Fleming Series, about generations of a Cumberland Family

Edition and Format First Edition, [First Printing] Book edition identified by: Publisher's imprint information states '1949' on the foot of the title page, no later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information and the last book listed in the list of books published is 'Fell Days'. Dust jacket edition identified by: Blurb and priced '10s.6d. net' on the front flap, reviews of 'Shepherd's Warning' and 'Smoke Across the Fell' on the rear flap and a list of 6 books ending with 'The Unexpected Angel' on the upper panel

Hardcover, 12 mo (17.5-20 cm high). 352 printed pages in publisher's original green cloth with gilt 'North Star', 'Graham Sutton' and 'Collins' on the spine, in dust jacket. Contains black and white map endpapers
Publisher(s) Collins, London, 1949

William Collins and Sons Limited—(Founded in 1819) A Glasgow-based publisher published a range of bibles, atlases and dictionaries, but equally well known for high profile fiction authors such as H. G.Wells, Agatha Christie, J. R. R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis and non-fiction series such as the New Naturalists Series. Collins merged with Harper and Row to form HarperCollins, of which it is now an imprint. [McBride page 33] [Zempel and Verkler page 99] .

Series Fleming Series Number Three

Fleming Series—A series of four novels by Graham Sutton about generations of a Cumberland Family. The series contains 4 books. The first book was originally published in 1946 and the last book was originally published in 1953

Content Content

A novel set in Cumberland between 1908 and 1818. The fourth part of the Fleming Series.

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