Bittern's Nest

by Eleanor Frances Lattimore

1962. 127 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Blue pictorial boards and jacket. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

127 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1962

About the author

Lattimore was an American author and illustrator born in what was called the American Compound in Shanghai and raised in China where her father, David Lattimore, taught English at a Chinese government university.
Lattimore came to the United States and studied art in Oakland, California, Boston, and New York City and worked for several years as a freelance artist. She became known as the author and illustrator of more than fifty popular children's books; her first book, Little Pear, is considered a children's classic.

Reviews

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my first favorite novel when I was young. I have read it many times over the years and I still own my original hard-copy.