A. Bonnet Laird — This Way to Arcady
London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of A. Bonnet Laird's work, 'This Way To Arcady', with several illustrations throughout by Donald Maxwell. First edition. In excellent condition, bound in the publishers original cloth binding, with the 'Herbert Jenkins Book' crest to the rear board. Written under the name A. Bonnet Laird which, according to Copac, was the pseudonym of Roy Frank Johnson. Little is known about the author of this volume, those he wrote numerous works, her other titles including 'My Part of The Country' And 'One Minute A Day&apos. With illustrations by illustrator Donald Maxwell. He is best remembered for his topographical painting. Collate complete, with 7 plates and a frontispiece In a full cloth binding. Externally, exellent with very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Crease to the rear endpaper, to the tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, aside from some minor offsetting to the tail of the rear pages. Fine . Ill.: Donald Maxwell. Fine .