A Collection by A. P. Herbert

Three smart first edition volumes from English humorist Sir Alan Patrick Herbert. Three volumes. First edition. Written by Sir Alan Patrick Herbert, an English humorist, novelist, playwright, law reformist, and, independent Member of Parliament for Oxford University. This set contains: Derby Day, 1931. A comic opera in three acts. Set in the early 1930s, the action follows a day at The Derby, the major horse-racing event of the year. A.T.I. "There is No Need for Alarm", 1944. A Collection of verses written between 1940 and 1944 memorializing men, women, and events of that fateful period. With illustrations by John Nicolson, a British artist, etcher and illustrator for books and periodicals. Light the Lights, 1945. A collection of verses detailing the happenings of the extraordinary times of the Second World War, reflected with humour and understanding. In the original full or quarter cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrappers are sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Light loss to the head and tail of the spine of A.T.I. with the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Light sunning to the spines with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting to the foredge and minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good.…