B. E. Spender — Serious Business

London, Country Life Limited, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this charming work by James Dowd and Brenda Spender, reminiscing on childhood through a series of colourful watercolours. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper, uncommon to see in such a nice condition.Illustrated with a colour title page, and many beautiful colour and monochrome illustrations throughout.Collated, complete. A charming and sentimental look at the serious business of childhood, with beautiful watercolour plates throughout depicting serious scenes at the seaside, parks, skating rinks, dancing academies, and more. Brenda Spender contributes a total of nine essays to this volume to accompany Dowd's illustrations.Illustrated by James H. Dowd.Advert for other Dowd and Spender books loosely inserted. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Small mark to the spine. Dust wrapper is smart with a few spots to the reverse and rear wrap. A few very light marks to the wraps, and a small repaired closed tear to the head of the front joint. Spine is a little discoloured. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few very faint handling marks. Fine . Ill.: J. H. Dowd. Fine/Near Fine.