Somerville, E. OE., and Martin Ross — The Smile and the Tear

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Good-looking, structurally sound copy in stated First Edition state, with 152 pp., with frontis illustration in black-and-white, gilt-stamped white cloth spine label, with plentiful vignette line drawings & full-page half-tone illustrations galore. Inside front flap with simple black-and-white book-plate, signed gift inscription, off-setting opposite and with a second gift inscription. Cracking to gutter at title page, else sturdy and still attractive. Rough-cut fore- and bottom edges. vii [2], 2-151 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good