Phyllis E. Bentley - Carr: Being the Biography of Joseph Carr, Manufacturer, of the Village of Carr Foot, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Written by His Grand-Daughter, Mary Elizabeth Carr

London, Ernest Benn Limited , 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this novel by Phyllis E. Bentley, fictional biography of Joseph Carr. The first edition of this work, a scarce copy. A novel by Phyllis E. Bentley, telling of life in West Riding of  Yorkshire through a fictional biography of Joseph Carr 'told by his grand-daughter.' Drawn from the author's own experiences. Phyllis E. Bentley was a prolific English novelist and author of non-fiction scholarly works on the Bronte sisters, who deeply inspired her writing. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with minor shelf wear, light bumping to the extremities of the spine and boards, faint sunning to the spine, faint minor damp marking to the boards. Previous owner's ink inscription to the front pastedown dated 1933. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to fore edge, not affecting the leaves which remain generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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