vintage collectable item: THE SCARLET RUNNER by Arthur GroomSeries: Warwick Reward Books Here is the Arthur Groom mixture as many times before Fantasy allied to thrills, and both to humour. When Professor James de Chasely Hallington, starting on a motor tour with his nephew and niece in the huge car called The Scarlet Runner, warns Bill Broughton against touching or interfering in any way with certain mechanism under the false bonnet, the reader senses that thrills aplenty will come because of that secret, mysterious apparatus. Hours only after leaving twentieth-century London, the professor, the two young people, Alf Jenks (ex-corporal and the perfect manservant) and the great car, find themselves in an England torn by civil war – the England of three hundred years ago. [quoted from the flaps]Hardcover with jacket; 19 x 13 cm; 192 pages; 275g; red boards with black titles on spine and front board; colour frontispiece and 15 line drawings by Cyril? Holloway; no date but not later than 1952 Book Condition: DD* vintage condition; boards excellent having been protected by the jacket; foxing and old tape residue; gift inscription dated 1952; jacket illustration by Holloway*Please see "seller’s condition rating for vintage books" at end of this listing to help evaluate book’s condition Jacket condition: wear and chipping along edges and folds; repaired tears; small losses at spine as shown; price-clipped.Bonus! provided with a new clear removable archival cover to protect and preserve the book and jacket.I COMBINE POSTAGE Arthur William Groom, 1898-1964 The prolific author of over one hundred books for children, including the Flying Doctor Annual (1963) Arthur William Groom wrote children's books and adult fiction and nonfiction under many different pen names. A specialist in westerns, he wrote "novelizations" about real people such as Roy Rogers and Davy Crockett as well as books about fictional heroes like Hopalong Cassidy. He worked as a journalist and lecturer, and had a particular interest in scouting. During the Second World War, he was a Captain in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.* Seller’s Condition rating for vintage and collectable books:*AA down to *BB – cover and pages are mostly clean and unmarked. There may be some minor rubbing or minimal creasing on spine. Binding is tight. No apparent writing or scribbling. Some older books may have page yellowing or browning. Excellent collectable quality. *CC – cover and pages may have minor marks, blemishes and/or creasing. There may be some rubbing or creasing on spine. All pages are intact and binding is tight. Previous owner’s name or gift inscription may be written and/or covered by bookplate. Some older books may have age yellowing, browning and foxing. Still very good collectable quality. *DD – visible signs that the book has had good pre-loved life. Cover, pages and spine will have noticeable marks, blemishes and or creasing, including writing on front or back pages. Endpapers may have been removed. Pages may be browned and foxed. *EE significant visible signs of wear and tear. There may be writing or scribbling within the text. Pages may be loose or torn. Cover, pages and or spine will have major noticeable marks, blemishes and or creasing. *FF:- There may be missing pages, tears or other significant defects as noted. Binding may be loose or have parts missing. Books are only sold in FF condition due to scarcity or are highly collectable. REFUNDS POLICY: Refund given if item significantly not as described – email seller first to discuss any problem using the “contact seller” option. The ACCC advises Consumer guarantees do not apply if you:(a) got what you asked for but simply changed your mind, found it cheaper somewhere else, decided you did not like the purchase or had no use for it(b) misused a product in any way that caused the problem(c) knew of or were made aware of the faults before you bought the product(d) asked for a service to be done in a certain way against the advice of the business or were unclear about what you wanted
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