The old place / illustrated by Elizabeth Rivers

Vyvyan, C. C. The old place / illustrated by Elizabeth Rivers. London: Museum Press, s.d. [1952]. Hardback, VG, in FAIR, unclipped dustjacket, sunned to spine, with heavy shelfwear to edges and corners, small nicks, closed tears, and small amounts of loss; multiple repairs made with brown tape to the reverse side. Red cloth, bumped to corners, with gilt lettering and decorations to spine. Binding strong. A little light foxing to endpapers. Frontispiece b/w illustration and illustrated title page. xiii, 190pp., b/w illustrations. Contents clean and bright. Clara Coltman Vyvyan (née Rogers; 1885 – 1 March 1976) was an Australian-born travel writer. In 1929, Vyvyan became the second wife of Sir Courtenay Bourchier Vyvyan, the 10th Vyvyan baronet. When he died 12 years later, she inherited Trelowarren estate and house. Her close friend Daphne du Maurier used the house and gardens as settings for her novels Frenchman's Creek and Rebecca. Elizabeth Joyce Rivers (5 August 1903 – 20 July 1964) was an English painter, engraver, illustrator and author. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. We do not use AI and all images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. …