Heather Tanner — Wiltshire Village

London, Collins, 1939. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming ode to Wiltshire by Heather and Robin Tanner, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work, written by Heather Tanner and adorned with illustrations by Robin Tanner. A celebration of the English countryside with descriptions of village life and beauty, the local customs of Wiltshire people, and their crafts. Illustrated in text and with further full page plates of etchings including frontispiece. Enclosed in the unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally with bumping to head and tail of spine, damp marking to boards and spine. Dust wrapper unclipped with minor loss to head and tail of spine, spine darkened with light minor spotting to wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to edges, affecting only occasional leaf. Pages otherwise generally very clean throughout. Good . Ill.: Robin Tanner. Good/Good.