Gathorne-Hardy (Robert) Coronation Baby
£125
London, Collins, 1935.
First edition. 8vo. Original wine red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
A recounting of the early part of the twentieth century through the filter of childhood memories, by an author more well known for his botanical writings.
In stock
Minor toning to endpapers; cloth VG; jacket with some spotting to spine and lower panel, minor chipping.
Jacket artwork by A.H. Watson.
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