Emerald Crown by Needham Violet (23 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Dust jacket placed in mylar for preservation. Foxing to text block. Moderate loosening to binding. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Condition: Good. 1970. No Edition Remarks. 253 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing. Jacket covered with a non removable protector.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Bullen, Anne (illustrator). Hard cover green cloth bds, faded to brown at spine ends and corners, Good, unclipped tattered and torn dustjacket, completely split at front spine hinge, Fair, contents clean and tight, pp253, neat name and date to ffep, illust. in b/w by Anne Bullen.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Bullen, Anne (illustrator). Reprint. Black & white illustrations. There is a Boys Brigade prize plate on the free front endpaper but all else is extremely clean and firm inside. The yellow cloth boards are also clean and firm with minimal edgewear. The dustjacket is complete but has general edge wear particularly to top of spine area.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Children's adventure, sequel to The Black Riders. ?This item is being sold under the Retail Gift Aid scheme to support Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust. Gift Aid enables us to increase the value of donations by 25%. Amnesty International UK Section is acting as an agent selling this item on behalf of one of our Gift Aid Donors.?

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Anne Bullen (illustrator). New Edition. 2005. 226pp. New edition with new introductory biographical and historical material Violet Needham (1876-1967) was a popular children's author, best known for her 'Stormy Petrel' or 'Empire' series. This paperback edition is in excellent. The contents are tight and clean with no inscription.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Anne Bullen (illustrator). 3rd Impression. 253 pp bw illustrations, green covers with gilt title to spine. Top and bottom edges rubbed and faded, corners a little softened, pages slightly tanned, sound book, dustwrapper rubbed and stained, edge worn with wear and loss at spine ends and corners, tanned.

Hardback. Condition: Good. 3rd Impression. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Good condition in Good dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. bPrice clipped DJ is age-toned with rubbing to edges and previous owner has reinforced the edges with tape. The book is missing its front free endpaper and has some mild age-toning at edges otherwise very good. Bookseller stamp to preliminary pages. Black & white illustrations by Anne Bullen. 253 pages. The second novel in the Empire series this one set in Flavonia.

paperback. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Bullen, Anne (illustrator). Paperback in very good condition, as unread. LW. Used.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. No dust jacket. Book is in Very Good condition, spine is sun tanned (lettering clear). Small gift inscription on the front end paper. Illustrated by Anne Bullen. 253pp.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. BULLEN, Anne (illustrator). 226pp, illustrated by Anne Bullen, softcover, AS NEW, Girls Gone By Publishers, Coleford, 2005. * a stirring tale of a girl and a boy in the Kingdom of Flavonia, sprinkled with galloping horses, mountains, castles, escapes, discoveries and final triumph.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The Emerald Crown by Violet Needham is a captivating historical adventure for younger readers, set against a richly imagined backdrop of medieval intrigue and chivalry. The story follows courageous young protagonists as they become embroiled in a quest involving a precious crown, hidden dangers, and the struggle between loyalty and ambition. Combining exciting action with memorable characters and a strong sense of period atmosphere, Needham's novel reflects the qualities that made her one of the most admired writers of historical fiction for children. An engaging tale of bravery, honour, and adventure that continues to charm readers of all ages.

Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. A very good- Hardcover (cloth-bound) with very good- DJ, minor signs of wear on DJ as in image, text/block tight clean. 253p. 20x14cm. 400gr. Hardcover (cloth-bound) with DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book Condition, Fine: An unread copy that remains in excellent condition. Signs of shelf wear across the dust jacket, bumps to corners and edges, minute chips at spine, very slight fading, but no major tears or blemishes, cover artwork bright and vibrant. Dj now protected by a plastic slipcover. Slightest curling to corners of original green cloth binding, faintest discolouration along edges - close to mint condition, with black lettering along the spine crisp and clean. Fraying to bottom edge of text block due to shelf wear, but text block remains in great shape. Pages throughout are tightly bound, clean and tidy. Illustrations throughout are immaculate. First edition, second impression, published by Collins. A desirable early issue from one of the twentieth century's most distinctive writers of historical adventure for young readers. Needham's novels enjoy a dedicated collector following, particularly in early hardback printings. The inclusion of illustrations by Anne Bullenenhances the book's period charm and visual appeal. This copy bears a dated 9 January 1944 inscription. In The Emerald Crown, Violet Needham weaves a tale of intrigue, loyalty, and high adventure set within a vividly imagined historical landscape. As danger gathers around a contested crown, young protagonists must navigate shifting allegiances and hidden threats. Rich in atmosphere and romantic drama, the novel showcases Needham's gift for combining suspense, chivalric ideals, and spirited storytelling.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dampstain to lower margin of front board. Dust-jacket laminated in clear plastic.; Reprint edition. 253 pages. Green boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 196 x 127mm. Children's novel. "But Pixie was more immediately concerned with the arrival of the strange boy from England - Alexander. What was the mystery surrounding him? Why did the people around the castle react so strangely when they saw him? [. . .] Violet Needham tells a thrilling tale, set against the romantic background of Trollsgarde and the kingdom of Flavonia." - from dust-jacket blurb. Dust-jacket design by Gavin Rowe.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. ANNE BULLEN (illustrator). Scarce/collectible vintage children's title - excellent clean crisp interior, no marks or inscriptions, contains a f/p plus 19 further b&w illustrations, faint tone to top closed-edge of pages, boards are of excellent clean firm appearance for the age, just very slight/tiny bumps to top corners; d/j has chipping to top spine tip, and a little further wear to lower section of spine as shown but good bright appearance mostly with no large tears or loss, covered with a new removable sleeve-protector, not price-clipped./.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Anne Bullen (illustrator). 3rd Printing. inscribed, a VG+ copy with a small sunned patch at spine base, in a VG unclipped d/w, lightly crushed/sunned at spine base (please see image), a nice copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. BULLEN, Anne (illustrator). Reprint. Second impression. Green cloth boards in matt pictorial dustwrapper; 253pp; b/w ills. Cloth sunned to spine and outer edges with bumping to corners and lower edge; occasional spotting and light marking to pages. Unclipped dustwrapper is chipped to corners and spine ends, rubbed to edges with some surface lifting and light sunning to spine. A stirring tale of a boy and girl in the Kingdom of Flavonia.

2nd edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3-253 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Notes; Originally published 1940. Subjects; Children's literature. Adventure - literature. Stories for children. Young adult literature - 20th century. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Anne Bullen (illustrator). 1946, 3rd Impression. Tight, firm copy. Unclipped jacket has a few small tears, light taning with a few spots of foxing. Neat name on ffep. The slightly tanned pages are in very good condition being clean & annotation free, although slight signs of use & a few spots of foxing to outside closed edge. Nice, clean solid copy. If you have any queries please contact us We endeavour to send orders as quickly as possible & in most cases are sent by first available post 6 days a week.

2nd edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3-253 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Notes; Originally published 1940. Subjects; Children's literature. Adventure - literature. Stories for children. Young adult literature - 20th century. 1 Kg.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Anne Bullen (illustrator). A smart early printing of Violet Needham's children's work, with illustrations throughout by Anne Bullen. An exciting, ruritanian piece of fantasy set in the Kingdom of Flavonia.Written by Violet Needham, an English writer known for her children's works.Complete with a clipped dust wrapper.With in-text illustrations throughout by Anne Bullen.An early edition, with the first edition published in 1940. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with a clipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart, with a little discolouration to the cloth at the edges. Dust wrapper is a little worn to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are just a touch age-toned. Very Good. book.