Margaret Westerling — Country Contentments

London, Constable & Co Ltd. 1939. First edition. Cloth. A nostalgic and richly illustrated portrait of Cotswold country life through the seasons, capturing rural customs, landscapes, and traditions on the eve of war, with photographs from the author, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original green cloth binding, complete with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This volume is the first edition.Margaret Westerling"s Country Contentments is a charming and insightful celebration of rural England, particularly the Cotswolds, throughout the changing seasons, offering readers a nostalgic portrait of country life just before WWII. Arranged in a month-by-month format, exploring traditional celebrations and local flora and fauna to agricultural practices like sheep-washing and farm celebrations. This work features 30 black-and-white photographs, taken Westerling herself, and a fold-out map to the rear. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Dust wrapper, generally smart. tape repairs to extremities. Rubbing and bumping resulting in the odd small closed tear and chip to perimeters. Slight age toning with the odd spot and handling mark. Wraps slightly soiled. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with the odd spot to fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Margaret Westerling. Very Good Indeed/Good.