The Isle of Wight

PHOTOS
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PUBLISHER
King Penguin, Penguin Books.

BINDING
Pictorial boards with same design as dust jacket.

BOOK CONDITION
Boards are generally a little worn at edges, corners bumped and slight discolouration. Text and images remain clear and little marked, colours bright.

DUST JACKET

Rather worn, with some tearing and scuffing around edges and spine. Piece missing bottom front. Preserved in removable book wrap.

EDITION
1950 first edition

DESCRIPTION
Number 52 of the King Penguin series. A quirky guidebook to the Isle of Wight in the post-war years, written and illustrated by Barbara Jones. 34 pp with five line drawings within the text, followed by 16 colour plates.

SYNOPSIS
A charming little guide to both some well-known and more hidden attractions of the Isle of Wight. From Osborne House to Newport Quay, Blackgang Chine Bazaar to Alum Bay and the St Lawrence Topiary boat. Please see our journal entry, "Island Quirks," for further elaboration.