The Recreations of Christopher North 3 Volumes

Anon. [John Wilson]

Verlag: William Blackwood And Sons, Edinburgh And London, 1842

Beschreibung

William Blackwood And Sons, Edinburgh And London 1842; First Edition; 3 Volumes; 8vo.; [1] 388 pp.; [2] 403 pp. [3] 416 pp.; Green cloth blind stamped boards with gilt title to spine; Bumped and rubbed corners and spine ends; Some soiling to boards, particularly Volume 1; Spine cocked. Pencil inscriptions on front and rear fly leaves; Slight darkening to page edges and slight foxing here and there but in G+ condition. A beautiful 3 volume set. Wilson was Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh, and the brother of James Wilson, author of A VOYAGE ROUND THE COASTS OF SCOTLAND, published in the same year as the first edition of RECREATIONS (1842). Professor Wilson was a regular contributor of angling essays to the magazines, and here the first essays ("Christopher in his sporting jacket") are delightful ruminations on angling and shooting. I. "Tale of Expiation"; "Morning monologue"; "The Field of Flowers"; "Cottages"; "An Hour's Talk About Poetry"; "Inch-cruin"; "A Day at Windermere"; "The Moors"; "Highland Snow-storm"; "The Holy Child"; "Our Parish. II. May-day"; "Sacred Poetry"; "Christopher in His Aviary"; "Dr. Kitchiner"; "Soliloquy on the Seasons"; "A Few Words on Thomson"; "The Snowball Bicker of Pedmount"; "Christmas Dreams"; "Our Winter Quarters"; "Stroll to Grassmere"; "L'envoi. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 88

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Titel: The Recreations of Christopher North 3 ...

Verlag: William Blackwood And Sons, Edinburgh And London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1842

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: 1st Edition