The Children

"FIRST EDITION" is stated on copyright page above "First Published 1942". Boards are green. There seems to be two states: one with gold lettering and one with pink lettering. We do not know if one has priority over the other. Back dust jacket flap has a review of Breakfast with the Nikolides by Rummer Godden. Back of dust jacket has reviews for The Family and a review of The Children.

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Picture of the 1942 first edition dust jacket for The Children.

Picture of the first edition copyright page for The Children.

Picture of dust jacket where original $2.50 price is found for The Children.

Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of The Children.

There seems to be two states of the book: one with gold lettering and one with pink lettering.

Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of The Children.

Picture of the first edition title page for The Children.

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