Time I Was Dead by Aldin, Cecil - 1934

Eyre & Spottiswoode, , 1934. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. One loose plate

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1934. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound in blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Shoulders are beginning to splet, edges are bumped, spine is faded.Hinges are beginning to loosten. No dust jacket. Pages are age tanned with occasional foxing. Spotting to page edges. 9 colour plates and numerous black and white plates and drawings by Aldin. NB pencil note from previous seller on fep states that plates at p168 are missing. In fact they are present at p160. A charming account of Cecil Aldin's life in good condtion for its age. 8vo. 1934

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode Ltd, 1934. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Cecil Aldin. A smart first edition of this illustrated autobiography from Cecil Aldin, with a cut out from the very scarce original dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated with colour frontispiece, eight colour plates, sixteen back-and-white plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. With a cut out of the front board from the very scarce original dust wrapper. An autobiography from British artist and illustrator Cecil Aldin, best known for his paintings and drawings of animals and sports. With chapters on hunting, the war years, theatrical adventures, dogs, and the golden isles. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities resulting in light fraying to the head and tail of the spine. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Contemporary ink inscriptions… Read More

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1934. hardcover. near fine. ALDIN, Cecil. Illustrated in both color and black and white with reproductions of drawings and photographs. 387 pages, 8vo, 1/2 maroon morocco. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1934. Near Fine.<br/> <br/> A funny and self effacing autobiography accompanied by illustrations by the author. Limited to 100 copies of which this is number 10, signed by Cecil Aldin. Handsome early bookplate on inside front cover and small newspaper article about the book with a photo of Cecil Alden and is dog, on the last blank leaf,<br/> <br/>