Henry Williamson — The Village Book

London, Jonathan Cape, 1930. Cloth. A smart early edition of this anthology of the author's writings between 1921 and 1930. Early edition, printed the same year as the first. With a portrait frontispiece and one in-text image from the original manuscript. This anthology concerns the author's work relating to the history of an unnamed fictional village. It is divided into alternating chapters with different headings; the first type of chapter 'The Spirit of the Village' concerns the people, personalities and events that combine to create this, with other chapters labelled 'Air and Light of the Village and Sea' which are descriptive and poetic in nature. Written by Henry William Williamson, an English writer who wrote novels concerned with wildlife, English social history, ruralism and the First World War. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities resulting in loss to the head of the spine. The odd small closed tear to the panel edges with marks to the panels. Light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.