Penny Farthing

London: Country Life, 1931. 1st . Very Good/None. Hardcover, decorated boards with tan cloth spine, 163 pages. 16 pencil black & white drawing plates by G.D. Armour. Previous owner's signature, date on front end paper. Record # 501895

LONDON, COUNTRY LIFE, 1931. THE DE LUXE COPY, LIMITED TO 150 NUMBERED COPIES, THIS BEING NUMBER 20. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. WITH PENCIL SKETCHES BY G D ARMOUR. BOUND IN QUARTER LEATHER OVER WHEAT-COLOURED BOARDS. T.E.G. SOME MINOR FOXING AND A SMALL STAIN TO THE LEATHER BUT A VERY GOOD COPY. A TALE ABOUT HORSE RACING.… Read more about this item

London: Country Life, 1931. First edition (hardback). 8vo (26cm by 19cm), ix, 163pp. 16 plates from pencil drawings by G D Armour. Original brown cloth spine, patterned boards, dustwrapper. Light foxing of the preliminary pages, gift inscription to the front free endpaper, else this book is in very good condition. The dustwrapper is in good… Read more about this item

London: Country Life. 1931. First Edition. VG+ in VG+ dj (bk plate, ep stain, corner bump, dj sm chips/soil; hardback .

Country Life Ltd./Scribner's Penny Farthing by Richard Ball, pencil drawings by G. D. Armour, published in London by Country Life Ltd., in New York by Charles Scribner's Sons, printed in Great Britain-1st published in 1931 (only date given). Large hardback 165 page book measures about 7 1/2 by 10 inches, shows some wear to binding with boards exposed at corners… Read more about this item

Country Life Limited, London, 1931. hbk royal 8vo 162 pp pencil drawings by G. D. Armour an statement inside dust jacket reads: "Presentation Edition, limited to 150 autographed copies, handsomely bound" but no sign of autograph in book dj slightly shelf worn and discolored now in protective sleeve text is excellent clean and tight