Product code: Our Village - Mrs. Mitford; 1893; Illustrated by Hugh Thomson; outlet Macmillan & Co
"Our Village" by Mary Russell Mitford. Published in 1893 by Macmillan and Co. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson (over 100 Illustrations). This book has a beautiful gilt cover & spine known as the Cranford series - designed by Hugh Thomson. Gilt on all the page edges. "Our Village is a collection of about 100 literary sketches of rural life written by Mary Russell Mitford (1787–1855), and originally published during the 1820s & 1830s. The series first appeared in The Lady's Magazine. The full title is: Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery. The vivid series was based upon life in Three Mile Cross, a hamlet in the parish of Shinfield (south-east of Reading in Berkshire), where she lived." Book is in Very Good condition! Gorgeous gilt cover and spine! Slight rubbing on the covers. Corners are bumped a bit. Slight darkening on the gilt on the top page edges. Small bookplate on inside cover. Some foxing/speckling on the pages, but the majority of pages are bright and clean. outlet Fre.
"Our Village" by Mary Russell Mitford. Published in 1893 by Macmillan and Co. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson (over 100 Illustrations). This book has a beautiful gilt cover & spine known as the Cranford series - designed by Hugh Thomson. Gilt on all the page edges. "Our Village is a collection of about 100 literary sketches of rural life written by Mary Russell Mitford (1787–1855), and originally published during the 1820s & 1830s. The series first appeared in The Lady's Magazine. The full title is: Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery. The vivid series was based upon life in Three Mile Cross, a hamlet in the parish of Shinfield (south-east of Reading in Berkshire), where she lived." Book is in Very Good condition! Gorgeous gilt cover and spine! Slight rubbing on the covers. Corners are bumped a bit. Slight darkening on the gilt on the top page edges. Small bookplate on inside cover. Some foxing/speckling on the pages, but the majority of pages are bright and clean. outlet Fre.