Books

The complete Cold Comfort books. All scarce in the dust-jackets. "Cold Comfort Farm" by Stella Gibbons. Longmans, 1932 first UK edition first printing. Autograph note initialled from the author loosely inserted, some scattered spotting, spine faded, spine frayed at foot, extremities rubbed, first issue jacket priced at 7/6, spine ends, corners, and joints neatly repaired and restored, a few neat repairs to head of panel, some light surface rubbing and some retouching; "Cold Comfort Farm" by Stella Gibbons. Longmans, 1940 first UK edition first printing. Ink price note to front pastedown, covers and spine with light toning to head and foot, jacket spine lightly faded, fading to head of the upper panel, spine ends and corners chipped, affecting author's name at the head of the spine, a few short nicks to head, creasing to head and foot, extremities a little rubbed, light surface soiling to the lower panel, 1940; Conference at Cold Comfort Farm, jacket with price sticker to the front flap, light browning to the spine and lower panel, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few small chips or nicks to head and foot of the panels, 1949, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo. Rare set.

Cold Comfort Farm is a comic novel by English author Stella Gibbons, published in 1932. The book parodies the romanticized, sometimes doom-laden accounts of rural life popularized by authors such as Mary Webb.