Grant,
Do you mean the Centenary Edition of:
A CHILD ALONE
The Memoirs of 'BB'
Illustrated by D. J. Watkins-Pitchford
Quote: "In this book, 'B.B.', "much loved naturalist, artist and author - recalls his early life at the beginning of the *century and, because illness prevented him from going to school, his lonely childhood at his Northamptonshire home".
The above is a short extract from the cover of the 1st edition of 'A Child Alone', written by 'B.B' and illustrated by him in 1978. This book was of course written in the latter part of the 20th Century but 'B.B.'s evocative recollection of his life is just as entrancing today as it was then. Through his writing and artwork, he compels us to revisit the woods and fields around his former home, and to "feel the beauty and tranquillity of the countryside before the advent of the motor car and toxic sprays"
Unquote.
I am afraid to say though that the cheapest I can find a copy of this book for is ?295=?10 p&p.
I think that the original was published around 1978, but try as I may I cannot find a second hand copy.
If you are interested then PM me and I'll give you the bookstore name and contact information.