Mary Russell Mitford — Our Village

London, Macmillan and Co. 1893. Cloth. Hugh Thomson's charming illustrated edition of Mary Russell Mitford's rural sketches. The first Hugh Thomson illustrated edition of 'Our Village', decorated with one-hundred full-text and in-text drawings.In full cloth binding with spine label. Offering a charming collection of literary sketches about rural life, written by English essayist, novelist and poet, Mary Russell Mitford. The series first appeared in The Lady's Magazine, and is based upon life in Three Miles Cross, a hamlet in Shinfield where she lived.The essays offer a unique picture of country life in the early nineteenth century, with vivid details of the village events, the scenery she would see on walks and the people she would meet.With an introduction by Anne Thackeray Ritchie, the daughter of the prolific author William Makepeace Thackeray. Her own novels also placed her in high regard in Victorian society. In full cloth binding, with spine label. Externally, with rubbing and soiling to the spine label and general rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Spine slightly cocked, with minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with scattered spots throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good .