Portrait of a village / Francis Brett Young ; engravings on wood by Joan Hassall
1937, 1st edition. London ; Toronto : W. Heinemann Ltd. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #412191
Physical description; 6 preliminary leaves, 3-179, [1] pp.: illustrations, plates frontispiece ; 23 cm. Contents; Author's Note. -- Prelude -- Ch. 1. The Cross -- Ch. 2. Down the Road -- Ch. 3. Their Betters -- Ch. 4. Country Doctor -- Ch. 5. "Down the Lane" -- Ch. 6. "Farmer's Glory" -- Ch. 7. The Village at Play -- Ch. 8. The Church -- Postlude. Subjects; South African fiction (English) 20th century. Villages ; Fiction. Sociology. Midlands (England).
Price: €21.95