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London : Country Life. Very Good-. 1937. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hbk, 4to, Faded Green Cloth boards; Vg-; previous owners details inside cover; contents - the usual gorgeous illustrations, which are lovely and clean, and accompanying text. Foxing just to blocked page foredges; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Charles Scribner's Sons: Country Life Limited London. Good with no dust jacket. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Large hardcover, 149 pages in good condition, covers have fading around edges, rubbing wear on top of spine, inside pages fine, hinge starting to show at pre-tittle page. Outstanding illustrations of children. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; B&W and Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 150 pages .

Country Life, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. The boards are sunned and a bit worn. Some foxing and an inscription. A few loose pages.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

, 144 pages, with illustrations throughout in both colour, and black & white

country life london 1937. first edition 150pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (pale blue cloth,unevenly sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,tight) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,chipping and wear to extrems.incl.hinges,some minor losses and internal tape repairs,price-clipped) tidy copy in worn d/w

London: Country Life Ltd., 1948. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. J.H. Dowd. Firmly bound, green cloth boards, some fading on the spine and top and lower edges, neat inscription on the front free end paper. Jacket not price clipped with handling wear including chipping and loss from the top and base of the spine

, 150 pages, with illustrations throughout (some in colour)

London: Country Life Limited, 1937. 1st Edition . Very Good/Fair. 8.75 x 11.15 inches (22 x 28.5 cm). Dust jacket: Heavily foxed. Loss to ends of spine, wear to edges. Price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Fair. Book: Green buckram binding. Slight indentation to lower edge of rear board. Foxing to page edges, tanning to endpapers, a few occasional spots of foxing to text. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. Lovely illustrations by James Henry Dowd. . Overall book condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.00; USA £27.60; Oceania £28.90; Rest of World £24.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 8.75 x 11.15 inches (22 x 28.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 150

London: Country Life, 1937. Cloth. Near Very Good/Good. Dowd, J. H. Delightful Book of Monochrome and Colour illustrations of little children busy about their own "Important Business". Text by E.B.E. Spender. Similar to the earlier "Important People" and "People of Importance" Books. Green cloth cover with Red Lettering to front & spine. 150 Pages, 11 1/4" Tall, 990g. Jacket has 2 small very pieces missing from edges (see photo and a small piece missing from above spine (not neat title), spine cloth slightly faded where the paper is missing. Spine tanned. Some faint small spots of browning to front of jacket (see photo). Clipped. Previous owner's name on ffep, dated 1941. Pages & Illustrations in Very Good Clean Condition. Book weighs just over 1 Kilo packed so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

1937.. Country LIfe Limited London, Abbildungen, Illustrationen, 148 Seiten Hardcover, Ecken und Kanten bestossen, Einband verschmutzt, Seiten vergilbt, mittlerer Zustand Bücher

London: Country Life Limited, 1937. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 11" by 8.5". J. H. Dowd. A fine first edition of this charming work by James Dowd and Brenda Spender, reminiscing on childhood through a series of colourful watercolours. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper, uncommon to see in such a nice condition.Illustrated with a colour title page, and many beautiful colour and monochrome illustrations throughout.Collated, complete. A charming and sentimental look at the serious business of childhood, with beautiful watercolour plates throughout depicting serious scenes at the seaside, parks, skating rinks, dancing academies, and more. Brenda Spender contributes a total of nine essays to this volume to accompany Dowd's illustrations.Illustrated by James H. Dowd.Advert for other Dowd and Spender books loosely inserted. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Small mark to the spine. Dust wrapper is smart… Read More