Author: Helen Bradley
Title: And Miss Carter Wore Pink & Miss Carter Came with Us
Description: London, Jonathan Cape, 1971-1973. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first editions of these children's books with bright illustrations from English artist, Helen Bradley. Two volumes. First edition. 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. Miss Carter Came With Us, 1973. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear only. Original unclipped dust 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. Near Fine . Ill.: Helen Bradley. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Keywords: Miss Carter Pink Came With Us Pink Helen Bradley
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Title: And Miss Carter Wore Pink & Miss Carter Came with Us
Description: London, Jonathan Cape, 1971-1973. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first editions of these children's books with bright illustrations from English artist, Helen Bradley. Two volumes. First edition. 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. Miss Carter Came With Us, 1973. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear only. Original unclipped dust 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. Near Fine . Ill.: Helen Bradley. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Keywords: Miss Carter Pink Came With Us Pink Helen Bradley
Price: GBP 44.00 = appr. US$ 62.83 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 916T57
- Book number: 916T57
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