Early Reminiscences of Danegate and its Surroundings

Helen Rust

Verlag: Printed for Private Circulation, Not Stated, 1880

Beschreibung

A charming and very scarce privately published volume about a woman's reminiscences about her childhood in the Rotherfield parish of East Sussex. The work of Helen Rust, with small head and tail pieces illustrated by Miss Kate Longhurst, a dedicatee of the work.This very scarce work, 'for private circulation only', is arranged in eight chapters, with sections dedicated to the discussion of 'the deer park', 'doleful birds and superstition', Saxonbury hill, and 'our household'.With a charming loosely inserted plate, depicting a country cottage.A wonderful insight into life in late nineteenth century England. In the original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with fading to spine. Mark to head of front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with the odd spot. Closed tear to head of loosely inserted plate. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 886F11

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Early Reminiscences of Danegate and its ...

Verlag: Printed for Private Circulation, Not Stated

Erscheinungsdatum: 1880

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Kate Longhurst

Zustand: Good

Art des Buches: book