Teamsman

Porteous, Crichton (Leslie Crichton Porteous)

Published by George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, London, 1939

About this Item

First edition, first impression. SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLUE / SEPIA INK, ON FFEP 'To H. W. who helped in the writing of this - With best wishes Crichton Porteous. September 1943'. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of largely turquoise jacket and spine, some grubby fingerprints and slight overall time staining, spine slightly browned, some spotting to endpapers, corners bruised, not price clipped (10/6), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 283pp, illustrated. A tale of the countryside on the brink of war, with evocative wood engravings by artist and illustrator John Kingsley Cook (1911-94). Countryman and Peak District writer Leslie Crichton Porteous's (1901-91), second book. Very scarce signed.

Seller Inventory # 010954

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Teamsman
• Publisher: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 1939
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jacket and wood engravings by Kingsley Cook
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)