Coconut Island or The Adventures of Two Children in the South Seas
Coconut Island or The Adventures of Two Children in the South Seas

INVENTORY #157120

Coconut Island or The Adventures of Two Children in the South Seas

GIBBINGS, Robert

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The Irish artist and author Robert Gibbings was most noted for his work as a wood engraver and sculptor, and only secondly for his books on travel and natural history. This account of two boys shipwrecked on a tropical island provides an authentic account of life in the South Seas.

Publication Info

  • Publisher: Faber and Faber
  • Edition: n/a
  • Date Published: 1936
  • Place Published: London
  • ISBN: n/a

Details

  • Condition: Good
  • Signed: No
  • Dust Jacket: Yes
  • Jacket Condition: Good
  • Details:
    282 p. 21 cm. 73 engravings by author. Red and blue cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Jacket has darkened spine, small chips to edges. Spine lean. Light wear to book. Some spotting to text block edges and pages. Inscribed by author as "Willow man" (Willow was the name of his boat) on front endpaper.

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