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FAIRHOLME, Elisabeth & Pamela Powell.
A Dinghy on the London River.
First edition. "A mock-serious account of the adventures and misadventures of Liz and Poo after they had bought a sailing boat for the Thames … their friend George found her, negotiated the purchase, and tried to teach them how to sail. they learned slowly and experienced almost every possible mishap. George, meanwhile, bought an old ship's lifeboat, equipped her with an old and failing steam engine, and added greatly to the mishaps which could be experienced" (Toy)
Octavo. Original blue cloth, title gilt to spine. With the dust jacket. Frontispiece and 7 other plates, maps to the endpapers. Endpapers a little browned, light toning, but a very good in a slightly rubbed jacket, minor chipping at the spine ends, but a pretty copy.
