Author: Robert Gathorne-Hardy
Title: The House by the Bay
Description: London & Glasgow, Collins , 1932. First edition. Cloth. Very scarce copy of this Robert Gathorne-Hardy's first edition novel. Very scarce first edition of this novel by Robert Gathorne-Hardy, British prose writer and horticulturalist. Prolific author of fiction, he was mostly known for his books concerning plants that he researched while growing them in the garden or that he collected on his travels. Found only in five institutional libraries including the British Library and the Trinity College Dublin Library. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, boards lightly marked, back strip considerably faded. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to fore edge, affecting first and last few leaves. Pages otherwise bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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