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London: J.M. Dent, 1912. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. original cloth hardcover, mounted colour plates all correct as called for, 185 pages, endpapers spotted, covers have some rubbing and bumping, name to flyleaf otherwise very good. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B68.

London: J. M. Dent, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. A. R. Quinton. A beautiful book that evokes the chocolate box summers of pre-war England so very well in the 30 full colour plates. A very little spotting to the page edges and the title page. Size: Quarto. Illustrator: A. R. Quinton. Category: Farming & Rural Life; .

J.M. Dent & Sons. Used - Good. 1912. Hardcover. Decorated cloth with gilt stamped lettering. Quarto. xiii & 185 pp. Illustrated by A.R. Quinton. Top edge gilt. Some shelf wear, scuffing, and smudging to boards, with minor chipping to head of spine. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Rear hinge starting. Mild variable foxing and toning to pages. Altogether a copy in Good condition. Good. (Subject: England).

London: J.M. Dent, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 11" x 8.5", xiii, 184 pp, with 52 mounted color plates, in original pictorial cloth, top edge gilt. Rubbing to extremities, with a tiny bit of fraying to the cloth, some pale staining bottom 1/4-inch of front board, internally clean and sound. The author describes his intent for the book in the Preface: "In this book we have tried to understand why we admire the beauties of rural scenes, of the cots by the wayside, and in what their merit consists, and so to enable ourselves to appreciate more fully their charming character. The artist, Mr. Quinton, has depicted some of the most beautiful examples of rural homes that England affords. These I have tried to describe, to discover the secrets of their attractiveness, and to compare them with modern dwellings which lack their comeliness.

London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 4to. [4], v-xiii, [1], 1-184, [4] pp. Grey cloth with gold lettering and green and black decorations on the front board and spine; top edge gilt. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and with 51 mounted color plates, with several line drawings as well. Decorations done by A.R. Quinton. A beautifully illustrated tour of rural England: the plates depict thatch-roofed cottages, streams, and small hamlets in England. The front hinge is tender but secure, corners show minor rubbing and the rear board has a small sticker ghost.