The Family from One End Street

Eve Garnett

Published by Penguin Books, Harmondsworth Middlesex, 1945

About this Item

The Family from One End Street and Some of Their Adventures. Written and illustrated by Eve Garnett. A Puffin Story Book. Published by Penguin Books in 1945. Size: 4 1/2 x 7 inches. Page number: 160. Soft cover. "This is the story of things as they are, a real-life story of a large lively family. The father is a dustman and the mother a washerwoman, but just because they are poor, the children find greater opportunities for adventure and diversion in the course of their ordinary lives.The book was awarded the Carnegie Medal as a best children's book of 1937, and it stands out among its contemporaries for its lively scene, sure characterization and its fundamental soundness as being true to life." With 31 black and white line drawn illustrations. Condition: Very Good. The cover is a little worn at the corners and spine; also darkened and slightly grubby.The end block is also a bit darkened particularly along the top edge. The pages within are clean and un-thumbed. The binding remains tight. Seller Inventory # 000376

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Family from One End Street

Publisher: Penguin Books, Harmondsworth Middlesex

Publication Date: 1945

Binding: Soft cover

Illustrator: Eve Garnett

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket