Ravilious (Eric) & J.M. Richards - High Street. Illustrated by Eric Ravilious.

Ravilious (Eric) &  J.M. Richards. High Street. First edition, royal 8vo, 23cm,  pp.102, London: Country Life Ltd, 1938.

Text set in Foundry Walbaum. Wood-engraved title-page and 24 full-page colour lithographs by Eric Ravilious printed at the Curwen Press. Lithographed pictorial paper-covered boards. Minimal rubbing at extremities. Spots to rear endpapers and occasionally elsewhere. Scarce acetate dust-jacket (torn with some loss), printed grey paper.turn-in flaps. A very good copy.

A "thick-boarded" copy of this legendary alphabet of shops - presumably of early issue.