Mary Russell Mitford — Our Village

London, Macmillan and Co. 1893. Leather. A beautifully bound copy of Hugh Thomson's illustrated edition of Our Village by Mary Mitford. The first Hugh Thomson edition, second impression. In a signed straight grain morocco binding by Truslove and Hanson. Profusely illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson. Thomson was a renowned Victorian illustrator, best known for his pen and ink sketches of noted works from authors such as Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. Our Village is a charming collection of one hundred tales of rural life, first published during the 1820s and 1830s in The Lady's Magazine. In a straight grain morocco binding with gilt detail by Truslove and Hanson. Externally very smart with slight rubbing to the extremities. Slight fading to the spine. Ink inscription dated 1952 to front paste down. Prior owner's ink stamp and gift inscription to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot, slightly heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good .