Minutes later a large family came out of the shop, full of laughter, eating ice creams and crisps, and piled into the truck they were exactly the inspiration H.E. One summer evening he and Madge stopped at a village shop next to a ramshackle lorry that had recently been painted a violent electric blue. was fascinated by a junkyard, next to a beautiful bluebell wood, not far from his home in Kent. Overall, this is a very good (or better) set. The red, blue, green publishers cloth boards are without notable chips and marks. The second, fourth and fifth titles are toned and mildly foxed on the text blocks, with some light internal toning also present. The later two titles are with previous owners ink, with one having an address stamp and the other, a squiggle mark. Each title has some slight separation at the spine tips, with some additional crumpling and creasing on the later two titles. The first title has been price clipped and the others show their original net prices. The dust wrappers, the first of which are illustrated by Broom Lynne, and the later two by John Alcorn and Oliver Elms, are all bright and presentable. Although originally intended as a trilogy, Bates went on to write two more Larkin family novels, which are included in this set. Published by Michael Joseph in London, between 19.
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