Men and the Fields by Adrian Bell, First Edition (9 results)

"Adrian Bell's travels through East Anglia and lowland Britain reflect a world on the brink of change. Published in 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, his down-to-earth descritions of the countryside were shaped by his own life working the land.Men and the Fields captures the character of rural life before modern agriculture altered the landscape and changed forever the way we eat and live. This new edition restores the original coloir lithographs and black and white line drawings by John Nash that appeared in the first edition." 21cms x 15.5cms. Pp.159, 8 colour lithograph plates + further drawings by John Nash. Paperback. VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. John Nash (illustrator). 1st Edition. 5¾ x 8¾" pp. 155. With many B&W drawings and 6 colour lithographs by John Nash. Very good in brown cloth, slightly bumped at the corners, and gilt lettering to the spine. No dustwrapper. Book is firm, clean and bright, with no foxing, stains, marks, labels, inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. John Nash (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition hardback with dustjacket. DJ has been repaired to both edges with brown tape where is had started degrading. Previous owners bookplate to inside front board. Slight foxing to page edges. Internally clean. Very good - / good - condition.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Nash, John (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1939 1st edition. 155pp. Near Fine/Very Good. Brown cloth boards with very slight rubbing to edges/spine. Contents clean and tight. Nice DW by John Nash, minor rubbing/chipping to edges, couple of small tears/creases, very minor scuffing/soiling. Beautiful colour and B&W illustrations by John Nash, best known for his works illustrating the devastation of WWI, throughout. A look at the life of people working in traditional countryside industries just prior to WWII. Scarce in DW.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BELL, Adrian. Men and the Fields. London: Batsford. 1939. 8vo. First edition. Publisher's brown cloth lettered in dulled gilt to the spine, in the wonderful wraparound dust jacket designed by John Nash, who also provides six lithographs and several illustrations. A handsome copy, the cloth clean and bright, the gilt dulled, gently bumped to corners and tips. The contents clean, with small ink ownership signature to front endpaper and endpapers a touch spotted. The dust jacket price-clipped, small nick to centre of spine panel, corners and tips gently bumped but the front and rear panel clean. One of Bell's most famous works delicately written and published at a time when agricultural exposure was all the rage, especially in light of the impending war. The combination of text and terrific illustrations by his friend and neighbour, Paul Nash, depict an idyllic and albeit consuming life. An always impressive volume. On a separate note, Bell is better remembered by some as one of the pioneers of the 'cryptic clue' crosswords. Uncommon in such presentable condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. John Nash (illustrator). 1st Edition. Brown boards and spine, the latter cocked, and lettered with faded gilt; four leading corners slightly rubbed. Price clipped jacket in clear removable sleeve rubbed around edges and corners. A few small spots on fore edge. Internally some foxing to end papers and half title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher's gilt-titled cloth, brown topstain. Spine sunned, spine ends/point lightly bumped, light rubbing to cloth edges. Firm binding. Color frontis. The DJ in mylar is edgeworn/chipped, toned to spine and edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. Original gilt-lettered brown cloth. Original colour lithographs by John Nash printed at The Curwen Press. D/w. Covers a little rubbed, d/w rubbed and frayed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. John Nash (illustrator). 1st Edition. Now difficult to find in first edition and moreso signed, as this copy is 'All Good Wishes Adrian Bell' to half title. All in good order bar some light toning to page edges. Nash's excellent illustrations show well throughout. Block a little spotted to edges, but this rarely intruding onto pages. Toning to endpapers. Smart cloth with light shelfwear only, lightly faded to spine with one small mark. 8vo. 155pp. Signed by Author(s).