Author: Robert Gibbings
Title: Lovely Is the Lee
Description: London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this novel from Irish artist Robert Gibbings, illustrated throughout by the author himself. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Part personal anecdote, part historical account, this work offers a charming insight into the authors home country. Beautifully punctuated with the authors own wood engravings.Edmund Segrave commented on this volume stating 'There cannot have been many journeys that have been so lovingly, so engagingly described', and indeed from both the prose and illustrations this volume demonstrated the author passion and love for nature and the country of Ireland. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Light handling marks to back strip. Light spotting to fore edge of text block. Closed tear and light chipping to dust wrapper back strip head. Handling marks to wraps, with pencil to tail of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with the odd light spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Robert Gibbings. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

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