The Pilgrim Fathers, 1963, Series 561 (later cover-style)

The Pilgrim Fathers was the 29th title in the 561 series, colourfully written by L du Garde Peach and illustrated by John Kenney.

Correspondence exists between Peach and Kenney that shows a joking concern that the book might lack ‘glamour’ and jocular pleas from Peach that Kenney make the ‘Pilgrim Mothers’ as attractive as possible!  Sadly, this was the be the last book in the long collaboration between these two men; Kenney died in the year this book was published and Peach died two years later.

This copy:

The first edition of this book was issued with the traditional full cover picture on the front.  Later this was changed to update the cover – putting the illustration inside a blue frame.  This copy has matt boards and the blue framed cover picture but is the original version inside.

In very good condition inside and out with only light wear and nice, clean copy.  A very nice copy of a hard-to-find title.  It dates to around 1980 and has an original price sticker for 70p on the back.