First 1936, Cloth Boards Toned With Age, Otherwise Book Is Very Fine. 282 Pages. illustrations by Betram Prance. Charming Period Story, Set In The Thirties, Of A Young Couple, Who Originally Lived In Hampstead, Who Bought A Tiny Country Cottage In Sussex, And Gradually Turned In (as It Says In The Title) Into A Proper Country House, Which Became Their Home. Many Charming, Punch-style, Drawings, Plus Plans And Drawings Of The Cottage Before And The House After.