GILPIN'S FOREST SCENERY.
Heath, Francis George.
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Book Details:
Publisher:Sampson Low
Published Date:30th November -0001
Binding:hardcover
Condition:Good
Notes:A scarce copy of this illustrated work on English woodlands and forestry. llustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen plates. Collated complete. A commentary on English woodlands and forests, with chapters on the beauty of trees, their character, spray and foliage, as well as celebrated trees, park scenery, and the forest itself. Originally written by William Gilpin, an English artist, Church of England cleric, schoolmaster and author best known as one of those who originated the idea of the picturesque. Edited with an introduction and notes by Francis George Heath, a British author and civil servant. Bound In original green full cloth binding with gilt. titles to spine; Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Hinges firm, binding sound and square. Pages are very bright with the odd spot particularly to prelims and index pages; no dust jacket
