Till I End My Song by Robert Gibbings

Till I End My Song

by Robert Gibbings

With wood engravings by the author

W. M. Dent & Sons, 1957, [First Edition], black and white illustrations, colour frontispiece, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners inscription to front endpaper, minor foxing to some pages, price-clipped dustjacket shows some edge and shelf wear with rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, chips and tears to edges and corners, creasing, discolouration and small parts missing  (see photographs)

“Till I End My Song recalls Gibbings at peace: in his cottage and garden in Berkshire village and his wanderings along the beloved river nearby.  He notes all the waterside life, the bridges, locks and weirs, the historical associations, and local legends.  His obvious affection for the ‘Sweet Thames’ is a theme that Robert Gibbings made his own, and his obvious love for it imparts a lyrical quality to his descriptive writing and makes it an easy matter for him to share with the reader his own enthusiasm for and wide knowledge of its natural history.”