London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1942. First Edition. First printing Fine in bright green cloth covered boards with yellow text on the spine and illustrated end sheets. A 12mo measuring 7 1/4" tall by 5" deep. In a very good+, unclipped dust jacket with a 1/4" deep closed tear at the lower edge of the spine area and light rubbing to the folds and to the upper edge of the spine area. Curiously, the verso side of the jacket is printed to accommodate Ogden Nash's book: The Primrose Path. Signed on the title page by the author. 130 pages of text. A novel of the tranquility of rural living during a time of war on a farm in the countryside of England. Illustrated with seven black and white photographs including the frontispiece.

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Bookseller: Town's End Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: TB23279
Title: The Green Grass Grew All Round
Author: Pudney, John
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Lane the Bodley Head
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1942

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