Van Lords or, The Sport of Removing. Being a Postscript to "Pilgrim from Paddington". With Illustrations by A. Savory.

Published by Arthur Barker, 1934

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FIRST EDITION, frontispiece and line drawings to the text, faintly spotted half-title, a few faint spots to prelims thereafter, pp. 181, crown 8vo, original green cloth, backstrip lettered in black and a little faded with slight lean to spine, a few spots at head of flyleaf, dustjacket repeating frontispiece, largely faded from yellow to brown and chipped at extremities, very good. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf: 'For Mr G. Hirst, with many thanks for his share in it from Naomi Royde Smith, March 1934, January 1935'. A wry book on the neglected literary topic of moving house. Scarce.

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Title
Van Lords or, The Sport of Removing. Being a Postscript to "Pilgrim from Paddington". With Illustrations by A. Savory.
Author
Royde-Smith (Naomi)
Publisher
Arthur Barker
Publication year
1934
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Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA

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