Henry Williamson; Lilias Rider Haggard — Norfolk Life

London, Faber and Faber, 1943. First edition. Cloth. A first edition collaboration, detailing in warm terms the lifestyle of Norfolk in the interwar years. A first edition, first impression of this work, in original unclipped dustwrapper.A collaboration between Henry Williamson, author and social historian, and Lilias Rider Haggard, journalist and member of the Norfolk County Council. 'Norfolk Life' is based upon columns the latter wrote for the Eastern Daily Press. Busy with estate management and wartime work, Haggard was initially resistant to Williamson's suggestion of publishing her columns. He therefore recast newspaper clippings of her work into book form, and added an introduction, notes and a running commentary.Printed on wartime economy paper stock.With a former owner's inscription in ink to the front free endpaper, 'Haylie Bird&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding with unclipped dustwrapper. Some fading to head and tail of front and rear boards, and spine. Light shelfwear to head and tail of spine. Endpapers and pastedowns lightly spotted. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Discoloration to spine panel of dustwrapper, with some chipping to head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.