Author: Helen Bradley
Title: A Collection of Children&Apos;S Edwardian Stories from Helen Bradley
Description: London, Jonathan Cape, 1971-1978. First edition. Cloth. Four very smart children's books with bright illustrations throughout from English artist, Helen Bradley. Four volumes. Illustrated throughout with colour images. Written and illustrated by Helen Layfield Bradley, an English artist whose paintings, mostly in oils, typically depict life in Lancashire in the Edwardian era. She was over sixty when she first began to paint - to show her young granddaughter what life was like when she herself was a child. Each of these stories is a detailed recollection of the artist's childhood, becoming a delightful narrative of of a gentle period. With scenes exploring the market, an outing to Blackpool, fairgrounds, carol-singing, a day at the races, baking, and much more. This set includes: And Miss Carter Wore Pink: Scenes from an Edwardian Childhood, 1971. First edition. Miss Carter Came With Us, 1974. Later edition, originally published 1973. "In the Beginning" Said Great Aunt Jane, 1975. First edition. The Queen Who Came to Tea, 1978. First edition. In the original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original dust wrappers are unclipped other than Miss Carter Came With Us and The Queen Who Came to Tea which are price-clipped. Wrappers are very smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd small mark to the panels. Minor sunning to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small handling mark to the front endpapers. Fine . Ill.: Helen Bradley. Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: Miss Carter Pink Bradley With Us Pink Queen Tea Helen Bradley


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