A Grief Observed Agatha Christie bamboo groves

bamboo groves

spine ends and corners are bumped and a little worn

there are 36 wood-engravings

Some offsetting to endpapers

Paddington’s Christmas

A Grief Observed Agatha Christie bamboo grovesCLERK, N. W. (LEWIS, C. S.). A Grief Observed. London: Faber and Faber, 1961. First edition, first impression of Lewis' most vulnerable and intimate work, published under the pseudonym N. W. Clerk and documenting his thoughts and feelings following the death of his beloved wife, Joy Davidman. Hardback, 20. 5 x 13. 8 cm, 60 pp. Publisher's cloth, gilt titles to spine; with unclipped (8s 6d net) dustwrapper. A good copy, with binding square and firm,