Laurie Lee — As I Walked out One Midsummer Morning

London, Andre Deutsch, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this autobiography by Laurie Lee, a sequel to the popular 'Cider with Rosie&apos. The first edition. Illustrated with monochrome vignettes by Leonard Rosoman. This work was written by Laurie Lee and provides an account of the British poet's life as he leaves Slad, his village in Gloucestershire, on foot to start a new life in London. The prequel to this work titled 'Cider with Rosie' was very popular and detailed his early life. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear and a slight lean. Light offsetting to the endpapers. The wrap is very smart with slight sunning to the spine and rear, minor edge wear and slight marks. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages with only minimal age toning and the odd spot. Near Fine . Ill.: Leonard Rosoman. Near Fine/Near Fine.