Leeds The Lovely by Earle, Evelyn Purvis - 1951

Prescott, Ontario: Self Published By the Author. Good. 1974. Second Edition. Softcover. 123 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Worn along the edges and at the corners. Some light creases and scratches to the covers. Rear, white cover is browned. There are gift inscriptions on the last, blank page and the author's signature on the title page. Otherwise the inside pages are clean and unmarked, but tanned. A paperback edition of this work, which was originally published in 1951. Tells the story of life in Leeds County, focussing on the author's recollections of growing up there. Illustrated with pen and ink drawings. Signed by the author on the half-title page. .

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1951. No Edition Stated presumed first . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ivan Scott. March, 1951. " This then is the county of Leeds, a county of smug homesteads, wide fertile fields, romantic lakes and woods and towns with quiet streets." Oh, yes, and Lower Beverley Better Books! Foreword by Arthur Stringer. "Leeds was lovely then. It is lovely still." 174 pp. Book has green boards with red text on spine only. Extremities bumped and scuffed, book is cocked, some foxing. Text is mesmerizing. p. 138, p.139 & p.166 have corrections in ink reputedly made by the author. Digital images available on request. SIGNED in blue ink on ffep by AUTHOR. Bookseller's Inventory # 133502.

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1951. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8 1/4" X 5 3/4. Ivan E. Scott. March, 1951. Foreword by Arthur Stringer. " . . . this warm-hearted recording of quaint villages and picturesque characters, of scenic grandeurs and nostalgic memories of a way of life that is passing away, is a transfusing love of the soil and an even deeperlove for this Canada of ours." (Foreword) Acknowledgments by E.P.E. 174 pp. Green cloth covered boards have orange text on spine only. Spine ends are slightly scuffed, ffep gift dedication to fo dated Aug. 4th, 1951. There are hand-made corrections to text on pp. 138, 139 and 166. Book is tight and square. Unclipped, unpriced, rare DJ is missing significant material and would be in three different pieces had it not been taped together. FlatSIGNED by author. Bookseller's Inventory # 205632