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H.E. Bates – A Breath Of French Air – First UK Edition 1959
£95.00
First edition, first printing of ‘A Breath of French Air’. Published by Michael Joseph, London, in 1959. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, designed by Broom Lynne, is bright and clean. It has slight wear at the top and tail of the spine and has has not been price clipped, showing the original 12s 6d net price. The text blocks are toned. Overall, this is a near fine copy.
The sequel to his popular 1958 novel The Darling Buds of May about a family living in the Kent countryside. The Larkins decide to take their first ever foreign holiday and travel to France, taking their Rolls-Royce with them.
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First edition, first printing of ‘A Breath of French Air’. Published by Michael Joseph, London, in 1959. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, designed by Broom Lynne, is bright and clean. It has slight wear at the top and tail of the spine and has has not been price clipped, showing the original 12s 6d net price. The text blocks are toned. Overall, this is a near fine copy.
The sequel to his popular 1958 novel The Darling Buds of May about a family living in the Kent countryside. The Larkins decide to take their first ever foreign holiday and travel to France, taking their Rolls-Royce with them.
