Gull on the Roof, A by TANGYE, Derek - 1961

London: Michael Joseph. Very Good in Very Good- dust wrapper. 1961. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. <b>The first volume of the Minack Chronicles. Derek and his wife Jeannie, leave London for Minack, a Cornish cottage where they plan to raise flowers and vegetables for market. Lovely black and white sketches by the author's wife including one of Monty the cat.</b>; First published in March 1961, this fourth printing was issued August 1961. Blue cloth covered board with gilt lettering on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends and board edges have some colour loss. Pages light brown, page edges and one interior page soiled. Unclipped dust wrapper age browned, lightly soiled, and edgeworn with some small chips and closed tears. Image is actual copy on offer. .