THE GAMEKEEPER AT HOME : SKETCHES OF NATURAL HISTORY AND RURAL LIFE ; With Illustrations by Charles Whymper
Boston, Mass: Roberts Brothers, 1880. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.25 in. x 5.5 in., pp. xii, 219. Illustrated with 41 detailed drawings. Dark green cloth boards with gilt title and black and gilt gatrekeeper scene with bird to front; gilt title to spine. Gilt edges. Light rubbing to extremities, with bottom corners very gently nudged. Blue-green designer endpapers. Hinges starting, but threads and mull holding well. Very Good Minus. Item #88907
Richard Jefferies (christened John Richard Jefferies) (1848-1887) was a Victorian nature writer with a passion for the English countryside and the richness that he saw all around him... Noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels, his childhood at Coate had a great influence on him and provides the background to all his major works of fiction. (from The Richard Jeffries Museum).
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