Quaestor [W. Byford-Jones] — I Met Them in the Midlands

Wolverhampton, Midland News Association , 1937. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition of these charming Midlands stories, with the original dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper.  First edition.  With the publisher's unclipped (unpriced) dust wrapper.  This entertaining volume recounts the stories of the lives of 50 men and women the author has met in the cottages, halls, workshops, offices and streets of the Midlands. We meet earls, innkeepers, farmers, industrialists, mayors, artists and authors, alongside quaint characters in the more secluded parts of the countryside.  Illustrated with fifteen monochrome portraits by A. Arrowsmith. Collated, complete. From English writer Wilfred Byford Jones, better known for his works on the Middle East and the history of oil production.  In the original cloth binding. With the publisher's unclipped (unpriced) dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minimal shelf wear and a touch of toning to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine, with chipping to the head. A couple nicks and closed tears to the wrap's edges, and a couple minor spots to the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting and light spotting to the endpapers. Author's signature to the front free endpaper and an additional contemporary ink inscription. Near Fine . Ill.: A. Arrowsmith. Near Fine/Very Good.