The Laurel And The Thorn by Ronald Chapman
1945. First Edition. 184 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Pencil inscription to front endpaper and rear pastedown. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy sunning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends.