In the heart of the country / [by] H. E. Bates, illustrated by C. F. Tunnicliffe

Bates, Herbert Ernest (1905-1974). Country Life. Tunnicliffe, Charles Frederick (1901-1979) [illustrator]

1942, First Edition. London : Country life limited. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #294631

Provenance; presentation bookplate to Mary Baker from the Staff of Hework High school with its bookplate and written inscription. Physical description; 2 p. l., vii-ix, 11-150 p : ill ; 26 cm. Notes; "First published 1942.". Contents; I. Sudden spring -- II. Fisherman’s luck -- III. Overture to summer -- IV. Fruit blossom time -- V. “Clouded August thorn” -- VI. Strange battlefields -- VII. The great snow -- VIII. A summer spring -- IX. “ … Bring forth May flowers” -- X. Victorian Garden -- XI. Wealden beauty -- XII. The strangeness of fish -- XIII. The parish pump -- XIV. Flowers and Downland. Subjects; Natural history ; Outdoor books. Natural history - Great Britain. Country life - Great Britain - History - 20th century. Illustrated books : graphic design.

Price: €28.00