Gertrude Page — Paddy-the-Next-Best-Thing

London, Hurst & Blackett, Ltd. c1920. Cloth. A scarce edition of this romantic comedy novel from Page, with the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Seven hundred and thirty-fourth thousand. With the scarce original dust wrapper. A romantic comedy novel, following Paddy Adair, the daughter of an impoverished Irish landowner who hoped she would be a boy. Paddy dubs herself "the next best thing" and remains high spirited, soon falling in love with another landowner. Written by Gertrude Page, a prolific Anglo-Rhodesian novelist. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and discolouration to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is worn with wear and chipping to the extremities resulting in light loss to the head and tail of the spine and parts of the boards. Sunning to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Creases and the odd closed tear to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good Only.