Author: H. E. Bates
Title: The Darling Buds of May
Description: London, Michael Joseph, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of H. E. Bates' best known work, an uncommon to see signed copy of his best known work. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page - uncommon to see this, the author's most famous work, signed.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.'The Darling Buds of May' is the first in a series of five novels, following a rural family from Kent, the Larkins. A comical novel which was adapted into a tv series in the 1990s.H. E. Bates was a noted English author who is best known for this series of five books, 'The Darling Buds of May' followed by 'A Breath of French Air', 'When the Green Woods Laugh', 'Oh! To Be In England', and 'A Little of What You Fancy&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Spots to the fore edge. Dust wrapper is smart with light edge wear. Spine is very lightly sunned. A little light rubbing to the rear joint and head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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