A Fortunate Grandchild.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated upper wrap,b/w illus rear wrap,artwork by Derek Crowe; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Light,internally,water-stained front+rear lower edges of dw/dj,slightly affecting inside flaps,but the boards beneath unaffected.Top+fore-edges minimally aged,but generally bright and clean; contents bright, tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Bright,clean brown paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate tan with,brown ink line-drawing illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-108pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters/sections,3 contemporary b/w portrait photographs,profuse b/w line drawings/illus to virtually every page,by Derek Crowe; plus [unpaginated] half-title page, b/w line illus title page and contents list/table,author's note,a dedication,and a b/w contemporary portrait photographic frntis. Miss Read is closely associated with the English countryside,in the minds of her many readers,that it may come as a surprise to learn that she was a London child until the age of seven.During those early years,she was in almost daily contact with Grandma Read,her mother's mother,who lived in a typical late Victorian house in Lewisham,which she shared with the three unmarried grown-up children of her large family.Equally dear was her paternal grandmother,Grandma Shafe,who lived at Walton-on- the-Naze in Essex where most of the family holidays were spent. The welcome there was somewhat overshadowed by Grandpa Shafe's presence: his religious beliefs,of a fanatically narrow variety,would have cast more gloom if it had not been for the bubbling affection and good spirits of his wife.Miss Read's vivid memories of her two grandmothers and their families,their clothes,the furnishings of their homes,their likes and dislikes and the strong sense of family life,give an unforgettable picture of everyday living in the shadow of the 1914-18 war,seen through the eyes of a fortunate grandchild. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK and all overseas buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free.Free P+p available UK only.
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