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Twenty-four colour plates, plus illustrated title page, by C.E. Brock. A near fine copy, slightly bowed, with a charming pres - entation inscription from the “Prose and Verse Club.” [45885] £150 A collection of literary essays on English rural life, based on the village of Three Mile Cross, just south of Reading. Her depiction of A Country Cricket-Match is generally considered to be the first major work of prose on the game. 169. THACKERAY, William Makepeace THE WORKS OF WIL- LIAM MAKEPEACE THACKARY With Biographical Introduc- tions by his Daughter, Anne Ritche, in twenty-six volumes. Harp- er & Brothers, 1898. Twenty six volumes. Limited to 491 copies, of which this number is 337. Quarto. Bound in brown half morocco over red buckram cloth. Raised bands with gilt titles and decoration on the spine, top edge gilt and marbled end papers. Each volume is illustrated throughout with both black and white and coloured plates, both illustrations and photographs, with frequent line drawings in the text. Title printed in red and black. A very good set with slightly faded spines and occasional slight wear to the corners. Damp- staining to the boards of vols 5, 18 and 24. [45903] £1,250
167. LONGFELLOW, Henry Wad- sworth THE POETICAL WORKS OF HENRY W. LONGFELLOW Preface by W.M. Rossetti Ward, Lock & Co., [c.1900]. One volume. 8vo. Handsomely bound in full red morocco, with gilt decora- tions and lettering. Marbled endpa- pers, gilt inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Engravings by Thomas Seccombe. A fine, bright copy. Bookplate to the front pastedown. [46318] £150 Includes the epic poem, The Song of Hia- watha, in which Longfellow depicts the life journey of a real historical Native Amer-
ican, chief of the Onondaga tribe. Using trochaic tetrameter, a form which he felt accurately represented the rhythms of Native American singing, Longfellow lyrically relates Hiawatha’s magical childhood, his marriage to Minnehaha, and his attempts to bring peace and prosperity to his people. 168. MITFORD, Mary Russell; BROCK, C.E. OUR VILLAGE J.M. Dent & Co., 1904. First Brock illustrated edition. Edition de luxe. 8vo. Publisher’s full white vellum with elaborate gilt decoration and top edge gilt.
Original red silk page marker present. Decorative endpapers.
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