The Kingdom and the Cave

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Overview:

Title: The Kingdom and the Cave
Author: Joan Aiken
Year: 1960
Publisher: Abelard-Schuman
Price: 12/6
Pages: 162
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Novel
Title Reference: The Kingdom and the Cave
Notes:
- The first issue binding was black cloth with the spine lettered in bronze. Later issues (of the first printing) were beige boards with the spine stamped in red.
- Artist from AbeBooks. Price via John Clute.