The Century Of The Common Peer by Lord Kinross - 1954

Putnam, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. First Published. 166 pages. Illustrative jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces.

London: Putnam. Good/Good +. 1954. First Edition. Hard Cover. 5.25" By 8" Tall Dust jacket unclipped small chips and tears to edge. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Brown cloth with gold lettering to spine. Previous owner's signature to FFEP. Black and white line drawings by Peter Kneebone. 166 pages, clean bright and tightly bound. .

London England: Putnam. Midway in this Century of the Common Peer, Britain's leisured class is that of Common Man. His holidays are organised for him in Camps, modelled on the Public Schools for the hell of it and Hollywood for the fun of it. He sits in the House of Lords. He reads The Daily Mirror, with its exciting portrait-gallery of contemporary gods and goddesses. On all these and many other diversions of the day our observant Peer turns a searching but benevolent eye. Many Common Men and (Peers), despite the richness and variety of amusements offered them, continue all the same to search for less common pleasures. In Eric's nice club, ladies and gentlemen relax without the embarrassment of clothes. Common Etonians and Harrovians assemble at a cricket ground for luncheon. On a mat in Victoria, Londoners defend themselves with the ingenuity of Japanese, and round a festive board in Kensington, Americans get all Elizabethan. Into such by-ways Lord Kinross follows them and records their… Read More

Putnam, 1954. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Good+ — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with spotting to the reverse. Pages lightly age-tanned with scattered spotting throughout.. Peter Kneebone. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (burgundy boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8” x 5” (0.4 kg); 166pp; Illustrated by Peter Kneebone; Cover art by Peter Kneebone; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #170704|| Condition: