Laurie Lee — As I Walked out One Midsummer Morning

London, Andre Deutsch, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Laurie Lee's second instalment of his widely popular autobiographical trilogy, embellished with illustrations. The first edition, first impression of this autobiography by Laurie Lee. In the original clipped dust wrapper. This personal memoir is the sequel to Lee's acclaimed work 'Cider with Rosie', following the author as he leaves his village of Slad in Gloucestershire to start a new epic journey on foot. The book sees him decide to go to Spain, and ultimately end up trapped by the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Laurie Lee was an award-winning English poet, novelist and screenwriter. This work belongs to his notable autobiographical trilogy, ending with A Moment of War (1991). Illustrated by Leonard Rosoman, a British artist and illustrator. In the original cloth binding. In the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with light bumping to the spine head and tail. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine, with slight edgewear and handling marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: Leonard Rosoman. Near Fine/Very Good.