Name/Title
An English Village: A New Edition of Wild Life in a Southern County / Richard JefferiesEntry/Object ID
2015.7.247Description
344 pages, plus 4 pages of advertisements to the rear. Frontis, illustrated with 25 black and white captioned photographic plates by Clifton Johnson.
"Here the trees that frame the landscape are also within it, as the background extends outside the trees." (Minsky)Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsLexicon
Search Terms
Natural history, Outdoor books, Description and travel, 1900sBook Details
Author
Richard JefferiesIllustrator
Clifton JohnsonPublisher
Little, Brown & CompanyPlace Published
City
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1903Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Poster StyleBinding Designer
Unidentified DesignerBinding Notes
Green decorated cloth depicts rural view of village as seen in the distance from the perspective of between two twisted tree trunks on a hill. Design is stamped in four colors and the artist has signed it with a "W". Design of tree trunk repeats on spine. Untrimmed, deckled page edges, as issued.Relationships
Related Places
Place
County
WiltshireCountry
England
