London: Hutchinson of London, 1958. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. From the Library of Sir John Mills and Mary Mills. Size 9¼" x 6", 288 pages. Yellow cloth covered boards with gilt titles on a black panel on the front cover and the spine, yellow patterned pastedowns and endpapers, front endpaper has section to write gift inscription, this has been filled in "with love from Albert 1958". Black dustjacket with gold titles. Book condition near fine, corners and spine edges slightly rubbed else fine. Dustjacket condition good, small piece missing top left corner of front section, tiny piece missing top of spine, top of spine repaired, repaired tear back top right corner, small nicks bottom of spine and edges, price clipped. This wonderful yearly Miscellany started in 1941 in the middle of the war by Mr. Russell as a bit of nostalgia for small pre-war pleasures. It was taken over in 1952 by Mr. Hadfield. This eighteenth annual issue of The Saturday Book contains over a hundred pages of illustrations in colour and black-and-white, the largest number of illustrations ever presented in this unique miscellany of the beautiful and the bizarre, the companionable and the curious. The book includes an article by John Betjeman, cartoon drawing by Bentley, and also an article by Richard Church.

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Bookseller: Lazarus Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 010715
Title: The Saturday Book. 18.
Author: Hadfield, John (Edited)
Format/Binding: Decorative Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hutchinson of London
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1958
Keywords: HADFIELD, JOHN (EDITED) THE SATURDAY BOOK. 18. HUTCHINSON OF LONDON 1958 FIRST EDITION FROM LIBRARY SIR MILLS AND MARY
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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