The Story of the Amulet Edith Nesbit Children's Books

The first edition of the final work in Edith Nesbit's Psammead trilogy, a continuation of the story told in 'Five Children and It' and 'The Phoenix and the Carpet'. In this charming first edition, first impression, the Psammead advises the children to purchase an ancient Egyptian amulet, which serves as a portal to the past.Gore Vidal described the work as 'a time machine story, only the device is not a machine but an Egyptian amulet whose other half is lost in the past. By saying certain powerful words, the amulet becomes a gate through which the children are able to visit the past or future'. He termed it 'a story of considerable beauty'.With forty-eight full page and vignette illustrations from popular illustrator of children's works, H. R. Millar. Collated, complete.From political activist and children's writer Edith Nesbit, author of such novels as 'The Railway Children' and 'Five Children and It'.With eight pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Back strip age toned, with bumping to back strip head and tail. Light fading to front board fore edge. Tide mark to lower half of rear board. Hinges strained, with rear board firmly held, and front board a touch tender. Internally, first two gatherings slightly tender, with binding lightly strained throughout. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Good