Robert Gathorne-Hardy — Other Seas

London, Collins, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce work from British writer Robert Gathorne-Hardy, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Very scarce. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Three stories, or histories, entitled: The Land God Gave to Cain, Rural Reminiscences of Mr. Frederick Blackthorn, and The Castle and The Grotto. Written by The Hon. Robert Gathorne-Hardy, a British prose writer, poet, botanist, and horticulturalist who co-founded the Uffizi Society at Oxford alongside Anthony Eden and Lord David Cecil. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Light sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Minor loss and the odd small closed tear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Further spotting and minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.