Mrs Henry de la Pasture [Elizabeth Lydia Rosabelle] — The Unlucky Family
Suffolk, The Boydell Press, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Mrs Henry de la Pasture's classic children's novel. With twelve illustrations, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. A lovely copy of Mrs Henry de la Pasture's classic children's novel. Found in the original unclipped dust wrapper, with twelve illustrations by John Lawrence. Having plunged into riches, the Mr Chubb and his eleven children uproot themselves from the homely suburbs of London to the splendours of Finch Hall. A saga of comic episodes ensues, as de la Pasture gentle satirises Edwardian stately house life. In the publisher's original yellow cloth binding, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. Lightly bumped to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned but clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: John Lawrence. Near Fine/Fine.
