The Good Master
NY: Viking Press, 1938. Seredy, Kate. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Sixth Printing. 6.25"x8.25" 210 numbered pages. Khaki cloth boards w/blue letters and design on front and spine. Map of village in blue and red for paste downs. List of 20 full page illustrations verified. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/tone. Not x-library, no DJ, unmarked. Soiling to boards only. No foxing. Secure ship in box w/track #. Near Fine. Item #17206
Newbery Medal Nominee. Jancsi is overjoyed to hear that his cousin from Budapest is coming to spend the summer on his father's ranch on the Hungarian plains. But their summer proves more adventurous than he had hoped when headstrong Kate arrives, as together they share horseback races across the plains, country fairs and festivals, and a dangerous run-in with the gypsies. In vividly detailed scenes and beautiful illustrations, this Newbery Award-winning author presents an unforgettable world and characters who will be remembered forever. Frontispiece are crayon portraits in full color. All other illustrations are in B&W.
Kate Seredy was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She won the Newbery Medal once, the Newbery Honor twice, the Caldecott Honor once, and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Most of her books were written in English, which was not her first language (wikipedia).
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