Cider With Rosie, As I Walked Out one Midsummer Morning, A Moment of War

Laurie Lee

Published by The Hogarth Press; Andre Deutsch; Viking 1959-91, London, 1959

About this Item

A fine first edition set of Laurie Lee's most important literary contribution, a smart set of his autobiographical trilogy. The first edition, first impressions, of Laurie Lee's autobiographical trilogy.Each volume is in the original unclipped dust wrapper.This autobiographical trilogy is Lee's best known work. The first volume looks at his childhood in Slad Valley, the second following him as he left home for London and visiting Spain in 1935, the final volume looking at his return to Spain in 1937 to join to Republican International Brigades.'Cider With Rosie', published in 1959. The first impression of this work. Retaining the reference to 'a fire at the piano-works almost every year' on page 272. This was corrected as a result of a libel case in later impressions. Illustrated with a frontispiece and illustrations throughout by John Ward.'As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning', published in 1969. Illustrated throughout by Leonard Rosoman.'A Moment of War', published in 1991. Illustrated with a few sketches. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spines. Spots to the fore edges of 'Cider With Rosie' and 'A Moment of War', and to the endpapers of 'Cider With Rosie'. 'Cider With Rosie' dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with a few small marks. Light spots to the reverse of the dust wrapper of 'As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning'. Spine of the dust wrapper of 'A Moment of War' is sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, light spots to the first and last few pages of 'Cider With Rosie' and 'A Moment of War'. Near Fine.

Seller Inventory # 880P15

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cider With Rosie, As I Walked Out one Midsummer Morning, A Moment of War
• Publisher: The Hogarth Press; Andre Deutsch; Viking 1959-91, London
• Publication Date: 1959
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: John Ward; Leonard Rosoman
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Autobiography