Katharine Hull; Pamela Whitlock — Crowns

London, Jonathan Cape, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this story following a group of four young cousins, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A story following four quite nice, but also quite nasty, children. They are cousins and meet together on Boxing Day for a party at their grandmother's house. Around the adults they must behave, but when they are along they take each other into a new world of Kings and Queens to do exactly as they like. Written by Katharine Hull and Pamela Whitlock, British authors who began writing books when they were still children. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.