STAPLEDON R G — The Land: Now and To-morrow

London, Faber & Faber, 1935. Fp photo, xvii, 336pp, 13 b/w photos & 2 maps in rear pocket, bibliog. Pre-publication review copy from the publisher, with review note and review on onion skin typing paper loosely inserted. 23x15, blue cloth, glt lettering, illustrated dw. Good in faded cloth, tatty and chippy dw. Rare pre-publication copy of the first edition of this very influential 1930s survey. Various topics, from arable farming and forestry to urban dwellers' use of the countryside in a proposed 'National Park' model and week-end allotments, are covered.