Merry England by Cyril Ray (Edward Ardizzone Dust-Jacket) (1960)

‘Cyril Ray, Rebecca West once said, was the best reporter she knew, and in this volume he sets out, after a spell as a Foreign Correspondent in Moscow, to rediscover what he describes as “the rich, rum variety of English life”.’ Illustrations and dust-jacket design by Edward Ardizzone. Condition: a few marks to dust-jacket. Previous owner’s signature to front endpaper. Small price stamp to rear pastedown, otherwise very good.