A Village to Grow In: An Autobiography Anne Taylor Furno Biography & Autobiography

A fine first edition of this very scarce autobiography from Welsh writer Anne Taylor Furno. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, with a message that reads: "To John, Time has no power over precious memories - Anne." Illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout. The autobiography of Anne Taylor Furno, a Welsh writer providing her personal recollections of childhood in Abergwyngregyn, a village that lies in the historic county of Caernarfonshire, north Wales, in the 1930s and 40s. With two family trees and a collection of her mother's recipes to the rear, including English scones, Queen Victorian Sandwich Cake, and an easy basic trifle. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear to the extremities and a small crease to the front fly leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. With the author's ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Fine