Laurie Lee — Cider with Rosie

London, The Hogarth Press, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of Laurie Lee's successful autobiographical novel, complete with the original dust wrapper. Based on the author's experiences growing up in the small village of Slad, Gloucestershire, this work was the first of a trilogy, following by 'As I Walked Our One Midsummer Morning' and 'A Moment of War&apos.Written by Laurie Lee (1914-1997), an English novelist best known for this popular work.The first edition, first impression, with issue points 'a fire at the piano-works almost every year' on page 272. This was removed from later impressions as the result of a libel.Complete with the original price-clipped dust wrapper.Gift inscription to the front endpaper reads, 'From Pete, Penny & Andy, Xmas '59&apos.A true first edition of this popular autobiographical work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with a clipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with just the slightest bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine, with a little loss to the head and tail of the spine and wear to the extremities. Gift inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: John Ward. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.