The Budding Morrow
London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd., 1946. Asgen Scott (dust jacket). First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 12mo. Pp. 170. Blue cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Color somewhat faded from the cover spine and edges and head edge lightly dust-soiled, binding tight and leaves crisp. In the three color illustrated dust jacket with price 7s 6d intact on the front flap. Jacket spine chipped, a 2 x 1/2 inch chip at the top edge of the front panel. Very Good + / Good +. Item #6189
The Suffolk farmer-novelist reflects on family, husbandry and home in an "eternal England." Type simply and beautifully set in Eric Gill's Perpetua. Dust jacket, with a charming floral design by Asgen Scott, is now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
Price: $35.00