ENGLISH LEAVES.

UK,slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.[A companion volume/ edition to 'FRENCH LEAVES'.] VG+.No owner inscrptn.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original dark blue cloth boards with blocked single filet bordered edges to front board/ cover and with bright,crisp,blocked gilt facsimile author's signature towards leading lower corner,bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip wih double-line bordered head+foot of same,rear board/cover plain and without decoration or blocking; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,splits or fraying present.Plain white endpapers - clean pastedowns and verso+recto of front+rear free endpapers respectively,with off-set shadowing from respective opposing pastedowns,both hinges solid and sound - without any splits, tears or cracking.Trimmed top edges slightly toned with light dust-soiling,fore and lower edges lightly toned and deckled (untrimmed); contents bright,tight,clean - text body with some imperfections and other discolouration and therefore some minimal foxing/spotting - commensurate with book's age - but still well preserved and clean,for book's age.UK,slim 8vo HB,1st edn,vii-xpp+1-168pp+3-8pp publisher's catalogue to rear [paginated] includes separate contents+illus lists/tables,12 short essays,a mix of 17 contemporary b/w photographs and illustration reproductions interspersed throughout the text and the book - frntis included,aforementioned publisher's catalogue; plus [unpaginated] lightly spotted following: half-title,b/w portrait frntis,title page and dedication,to rear author's note and the front of first page of catalogue. As a companion to 'French Leaves',these are more of E. V. Lucas's descriptive and reflective essays,but this time on 'The Old Country',beginning with one on Canterbury,including eulogies of Winchester, Salisbury,Bath, etc,and on the Game of Cricket with b/w contemporary facsimile illustrations and portrait photograph of W. G. Grace - several assorted essays on,about the 'English Game' - cricket: origin/history,early clubs,characters and players: bowlers,wicket-keepers etc,N. Felix,Fuller Pilch,Alfred+Walter Mynn,John Wisden,W.G Grace,Richard Nyren et al. Edward Verral Lucas [b.11th/12th,June 1868 – d. 26th June, 1938] was an English humorist,essayist,playwright,biographer, publisher,poet,novelist,short story writer and editor. Born to a Quaker family in Eltham,on the fringes of London, Lucas began work at the age of sixteen,apprenticed to a bookseller.He later turned to journalism,and worked on a local paper in Brighton and then on a London evening paper.He was commissioned to write a biography of Bernard Barton,the Quaker poet.This led to further commissions,including the editing of the works of Charles Lamb.Lucas joined the staff of the humorous magazine 'PUNCH' in 1904,and remained there for the rest of his life.He was a prolific writer and most celebrated for his short essays,but he also produced verses,novels and plays.From 1908 to 1924 Lucas combined his work as a writer with that of publisher's reader for Methuen & Co.In 1924 he was appointed chairman of the company. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note, stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.