NOT SCARLET BUT GOLD

First Published 1962 by Newnes

First Edition dustwrapper. Click to enlarge
First Edition wrapper
Illustrated by A.R.Whitear

A young tourist appears in the mountains of Shropshire, hunting his father's legacy of the war.
He meets Peter, and David's emotions are somewhat disturbed as their relationship has arrived at a critical point. The twins are more interested in the adventure and puzzling out the latest mystery in the Mynd and Stiperstones country.

First edition: scarlet boards, gold blocking, pine tree logo front board; top page edges red; 2 different map eps; 13 chapter head illustrations; 246pp; dustwrapper front painting of couple, rear includes 4 small colour pictures of events from book; cp 10s 6d.

Other Editions:

Children's Book Club c1963?:
Hardback edition; not dated; green boards; 246pp; map endpapers and the original illustrations; d/w not credited.
CBC wrapper. Click to enlarge (File size=30KB)
CBC edition

first edition wrapper. Click to enlarge (File size=24KB)
first Armada edition
Armada 1969:
Paperback edition; 190pp; b/w frontispiece (new to this edition) not credited; 2 maps; cover by Peter Archer; Armada number C291; advert at rear 'Rye Royal has now been published'; cp dual '2/6 12½p'.

Reissued 1974 with different cover (not credited) as number C938; cp 30p.
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The Second Armada

Collins edition wrapper. Click to enlarge (File size=31KB)
Collins edition dustwrapper
Collins 1972:
revised hardback edition; brown boards, gold blocking, title and author, spine only; 135x200mm; 160pp; map after title page; no illustrations; dustwrapper illustration similar to Armada cover of 1969, not credited; ISBN 0-00-160212-8; cp80p. ( my copy has no cover price JA)
[For additional information on this edition, thanks to Steven Handy]

Jade 1990:
Paperback edition; no maps; no illustrations; 189pp; cover by Ron King; cp £2.99.
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The Jade edition

Swift edition cover. Click to enlarge (File size=23KB)
The Swift edition cover
Swift (Firecrest) 1992:
Hardback edition with pictorial board front only showing barn fire scene with the Lone Piners helping Charles put out the fire. [Mackie has gone grey !] cover picture signed 'RFB' but not otherwise credited; spine dark blue with gold lettering; no maps or illustrations; 189pp; ISBN 0-86220-891-2; no cover price

Molino 1969:
Spanish translation as Misterio en la canada.
Hardback with dustwrapper by Badia Camps; 192pp; translation by M L Pol de Ramirez; 8 illustrations by Escolano; no maps.

[For information on this edition,and illustration, thanks to Steven Handy]

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cover by Badia Camps
Spanish edition 1969

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