Brae Farm written and lithographed by Tom Gentleman (Transatlantic Arts Co. Ltd, 1st edition 1945)

 

Brae Farm

written and lithographed by Tom Gentleman
Transatlantic Arts Co. Ltd, 1st edition 1945

‘A Country Story for Children’ – a quite charming book, based on the author’s childhood memories.*

Hardback in dustwrapper. [48]pp including colour illustrations. 9.5 x 7 inches approx. (242mm x 180mm).

Dustwrapper showing wear and rubbing to spine and extremities; short tears to top and bottom edges of front panel, with some associated creasing to top edge; small loss to corner tips and spine ends. Boards nice and clean, light rubbing to bottom edges and a touch pushed-in to lower corner; cockling to front free endpaper; short tear to upper margin of title page near gutter; pages clean.

Overall, an exceptionally nice copy – lovely indeed. Uncommon.

[SOLD]

*Ref. Drawn Direct to the Plate (pages 79-80) – Joe Pearson (Penguin Collectors Society, 2010)