Folio Society 1977 First Edition. This lovely and funny book is in very good condition, clean crisp pages with no marks. The slipcase is functional, but has some age damage and is supported along the edges with book tape.
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This is the 1977 Folio Society edition of ** The Smith of Smiths ** by Hesketh Pearson. The book is a biography of the English wit, writer, and Anglican cleric Sydney Smith (1771–1845). This Folio Society version is a hardback with a slipcase, published in London. The original work was first published in 1934. About the book Author: Hesketh Pearson, with an introduction by Malcolm Muggeridge. Physical description: The book has a blue cloth spine and decorative marbled paper hardback boards, and contains 15 black and white illustrations. Page count: 299 pages.