Buy this book on-line CARADOC EVANS : My People. Stories of the Peasantry of West WalesAndrew Melrose Ltd., London [1915].
First Edition (first printing) of the author's first book. 8vo. 276pp. Cloth-backed boards, with gilt lettering and rule. Just a hint of chafing to the cloth at the spine ends, and some spotting to the top- and fore edges, endpapers and to several preliminary and concluding leaves. Upper hinge just a little tender. A small area of staining to the head of the first text leaf, and a single other text leaf poorly cut resulting in two small area of loss (but leaving the text unaffected). No dust wrapper. A nice, bright copy of the author's uncommon first book - a collection of fifteen stories which upon publication was savagely attacked by Welsh critics (he was thereafter widely known as "the best hated man in Wales"), but is now deemed a significant early cornerstone of modern Anglo-Welsh literature.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of CARADOC EVANS : My People. Stories of the Peasantry of West Wales. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, antiquarian books, out of print books, livres illustrées and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |