Our Village by Mary Russell Mitford

Our Village by Mary Russell Mitford lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

George G. Harrap & Co., 1949, Hardback in dust wrapper.

2nd impression. [First Edition: 1947] Illustrated by way of: Black & White Drawings;

From the cover: "Here, for the first time, is an edition of Our Village that contains everything written by Mary Russell Mitford about the Berkshire village of Three Mile Cross, and omits all those essays on other subjects which have been featured among the mere sixteen sketches published under the title since 1873; for more than seventy years, that is, no different selection has been prepared until now. The editor of this volume has collected from the whole body of Miss Mitford's writings all the essays (thirty in number) which are concerned with 'the village' — and nothing else.

The Introduction by Mr William J. Roberts, who has made a life-long study of Mary Mitford's works, gives a moving and illuminating account of the background to the author's inspired writings.

Miss joan hassall's splendid and delicate wood-engravings show once again, as in Cranford, her distinctive flair for the illustration of books of this type and period."

Introduction by: William J. Roberts

Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded. Price Clipped. Edges of the text block lightly tanned. Leans slightly.

Blue boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 228 pages. 8¾" x 5¾".

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