John Fothergill — An Innkeeper&Apos;S Diary

London, Chatto & Windus, 1931 . Cloth. John Fothergill's charming account of his time as innkeeper of The Spread Eagle Hotel, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. The first edition, third impression of this work, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. John Fothergill's autobiographical account of his life as an innkeeper at The Spread Eagle Hotel in Thame. Fothergill is known as a pioneering amateur innkeeper. The Spread Eagle Hotel, the management of which Fothergill explores in this volume, was visited by Evelyn Waugh, who mentions the establishment in his novel 'Brideshead Revisited&apos.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding plate, and five plates. Collated, complete.Newspaper clipping to front free endpaper, with bookplate of Martin and Pamela Finch to half title. They were antiquarian booksellers with an interest in antiquarian gastronomy. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Newspaper clipping tipped in to front free endpaper, bookplate to half title. Dust wrapper back strip significantly age toned, as is head of front wrap. Significant loss to back strip tail, further loss to back strip head, small loss to front wrap head. Entire dust wrapper reinforced to the reverse. Internally, pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.