C. Henry Warren — Adam Was a Ploughman

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1947. First edition. Cloth. This very scarce first edition, first impression of C. Henry Warren's illustrated collection of portrayals describing so-called "true country dwellers", with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of the work. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. With numerous monochrome vignette illustrations relating to the British countryside by John Aldridge accompanying the text. John Aldridge was a British artist and an Associate of the Royal Academy who specialised in paintings of the Essex landscape. Very scarce. Adam Was a Ploughman is a delightful collection of literary portraits depicting "true country dwellers" and their surrounding landscape. The work takes inspiration from the men of rural Essex where the author grew up. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very attractive with just one minor mark to the rear extremity at the head of the work and slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Wrapper is a trifle age toned with some minor handling marks, and has a few minor closed tears and chips. Internally, firmly bound with generally lovely, bright, clean pages, barring light age toning and a touch of spotting to the endpapers. Near Fine . Ill.: John Aldridge. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.