Gusta, A Story of the Virgin Islands as Told by Sally Kelsey age 11 years. Illustrated by her father, Luman P. Kelsey

  • Wraps
  • New York: Island Press, 1950
By KELSEY, Sally and Luman
New York: Island Press, 1950. Wraps. Very good. Luman P. KELSEY. [WOMAN AUTHOR]. Copyright 1944. SIGNED by AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. Second edition. Small 4to; [46]pp; pink stiff wrapper, black lettering and portrait on front, two staple binding; signed on title page; hand-lettered text within a border, b&w illustrations every page; light damp staining to wrapper not extending into text, sunning, curling of bottom corner; very good. The story of a young boy who lived in the Virgin Islands with his parents. One gusty day, the wind lifts him onto a piece of metal roof and off he sails across the island for adventures!

Luman Pierre Kelsey (1906-1961) was a sculptor, ceramicist, and photographer. As a ceramicist, he produced pottery for the WPA Federal Arts Project.

Details

Title

Gusta, A Story of the Virgin Islands as Told by Sally Kelsey age 11 years. Illustrated by her father, Luman P. Kelsey

Author

KELSEY, Sally and Luman

Binding

Wraps

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Island Press: New York

Date

1950


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