MASTER OF MARYKNOLL

Evans dustwrapper, 3rd impression

Illustrated by Alice Bush The first book of what was to become Buckinghams series. In which Juliet and Simon Buckingham, at their home at Leasend in Shropshire, meet a young itinerant musician, Charles Renislau, and throw in their lot with him.

Reprinted:
2nd imp 1959.
3rd imp 1964: as first but front board blank; no maps; frontispiece same as first but reproduced in b/w; d/w rear lists other four in series with reviews; cp 12/6

Other Editions:

CBC edition dustwrapper courtesy of Steven Handy

Children's Book Club 1951: hardback with dustwrapper; slim book; green boards, gold lettering on spine; 223pp; no maps; colour frontispiece and all b/w illustrations; dustwrapper illustration not credited; cp 2/6. [For extra information on this edition, thanks to Steven Handy]

Scottie 1956: small paperback, 160x110mm; 221pp; number J41; all twelve of the original b/w illustrations by Alice Bush; cover picture, signed bottom left with undecipherable forename and 'Stone'. The picture is of Charles Renislau climbing from the window with Juliet and Simon waiting below; cp 'two shillings'.

Scottie paperback cover

First Armada cover by Peter Archer

Armada 1968: cover Peter Archer; 159pp; 6 illustrations by Alice Bush; C211; cp 2/6. reissued 1976 with new cover as C1123: no maps; 6 of original illustrations; cover by Gordon King; 159pp; cp 40p.

Second Armada edition cover by Gordon King

Collins edition dustwrapper

Collins 1971: revised; dark blue boards, gold lettering on spine; 135x205mm; 160pp; no illustrations; no maps; d/w front colour picture of boy on rope, others below; spine picture of car; cp (£1.50 on label, printed price clipped) Reprinted 1973.