Bidspirit auction | A Collection of 20th-Century Literature,

A Collection of 20th-Century Literature, Local History, and Children's Annuals - An extensive collection of books and ephemera spanning several decades, primarily housed on four wooden shelves. The collection includes a wide variety of formats, such as early-to-mid-20th-century pictorial cloth-bound hardcovers, numerous Penguin orange-spined paperbacks, and modern softcover local history volumes. Notable literary authors represented include Laurie Lee with titles such as Cider with Rosie and I Can't Stay Long, Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, and multiple works by Thomas Hardy including Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd. Regional interest is represented by Steven Brindle's Brunel, The Little Book of Brunel, and works concerning the local history of Plymouth, such as A Century of Plymouth and Around Plymouth. The collection also features multiple large-format children’s annuals and reference works, including Boys’ & Girls’ Book for 1939, The Girls’ Biggest Book, and The Brave Book for Girls. Ephemera includes a printed programme titled Programme Music and Education Sections. The volumes are presented in various bindings including publisher's cloth, pictorial boards, and paper wrappers.