First edition, first impression. 72pp, with line drawings by the author throughout. Grey cloth-covered boards with gilt stamped lettering on the spine. 8vo. Cloth a little brushed along lower edge and spine base else neat, clean, bright and tight. Illustrated dust wrapper a little shelf worn. Dust wrapper now protected in a clear film sleeve.
Later in life, A L Rowse spent much time in California, becoming well acquainted with the American people. Brown Buck is a loving tribute to the Huntington Library, where he solved the problems of Shakespeare's sonnets - all except for the identity of the Dark Lady, that discovery was awaiting him in the Bodleian Library in Oxford when he returned to the UK. A story of animals at the Huntington Library, told for children of all ages.
