Ann & Peter in Paris Barbara Ker Wilson 1963 1st Ed HC DJ Kennedys Abroad

Key Details

Title: Ann and Peter in Paris

Series: The Kennedys Abroad

Author: Barbara Ker Wilson

Illustrators: Harry and Ilse Toothill

Publisher: Frederick Muller Limited, London

Year of Publication: 1963

Edition: First Edition – stated “First Published by Frederick Muller Ltd. in 1963”

Format: Hardcover with original illustrated dust jacket

Language: English

Genre: Vintage Children’s Fiction / Travel Adventure

Setting: Paris, France

Printed by: Ebenezer Baylis and Son Ltd., The Trinity Press, Worcester and London

Bound by: The Leighton-Straker Bookbinding Co. Ltd.

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Mini Story or Hook

A charming piece of early-1960s children’s publishing, Ann and Peter in Paris follows the young Kennedys on an adventure through Paris as part of Barbara Ker Wilson’s The Kennedys Abroad series.

Published by Frederick Muller in 1963, this first edition combines travel, mystery and adventure with illustrations by Harry and Ilse Toothill. The period dust-jacket artwork, featuring Ann and Peter against a distinctly Parisian backdrop with the Eiffel Tower in the distance, gives the book plenty of nostalgic appeal.

An attractive survivor from the golden age of post-war children’s travel adventures, particularly desirable with its original illustrated dust jacket still present.

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Condition

Condition: Good vintage condition – see detailed notes and photographs.

This is an original 1963 hardcover first edition with dust jacket.

* Original illustrated dust jacket is present and has been placed in a removable protective sleeve.

* Dust jacket shows age-related wear, including edge wear, small tears, creasing, rubbing and some losses/chipping, particularly around the upper edges and corners.

* Some historic handwritten pricing/notation is visible on the front of the dust jacket.

* Hardcover remains intact beneath the jacket.

* Binding appears sound from the photographs provided.

* Pages show light age toning and occasional age-related marks/spotting consistent with a book of this period.

* Title and copyright pages remain clear and legible.

* Includes the illustrated/map material visible at the front of the book.

* Copyright page confirms the book was first published by Frederick Muller Ltd. in 1963.

The survival of the original dust jacket is an important feature of this copy despite its wear.

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