Mary Norton / The Borrowers Aloft
Mary Norton / The Borrowers Aloft
The Borrowers Aloft
Norton, Mary; Krush, Beth (illus.); Krush, Joe (illus.)
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961. 1st ed.; 7th ptg., 1970.
192 pp.; 21 × 14 × 2.5 cm
Hardcover (very good); Dust jacket (very good)
Seventh printing of the first edition of the fourth novel in Mary Norton's Borrowers series about a tiny family that secretly lives within the walls of an English house. Copyright page has the code G.7.70 indicating a July 1970 printing date. Copy is in very good condition. Minimal wear to the pink cloth boards. Neat inked gift inscription on front free end paper. Else interior is clean and unmarked with a solid, square binding. A spot of damage to the illustrated title pages where a small portion of one page was stuck to the other (see photos). Price clipping to dust jacket. Some wear along with minor chips and tears to the dust jacket. Else very good. Now wrapped in protective Brodart jacket cover.
