H. E. Bates - The Darling Buds of May - First Edition

BATES, H. E. (1905-1974).

The Darling Buds of May.

London: Michael Joseph, 1958.

FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.157; [3]. Publisher's red cloth, titles in gilt to spine. Dust-jacket designed by Broome Lynne, with printed price of 12 s 6d net to front flap.

Textblock toned, especially to edges. Cloth pushed to spine ends and corners with some sunning to the former. Dust-jacket shows well, rubbed to folds some tears and small loss to the top and bottom at the folds. Very good.

The first in the Larkin series; memorably televised starring David Jason and Catherine Zeta-Jones.