J. Walter West — Fulbeck: A Pastoral

London, H. Wilford Bell, 1901. Vellum. A very scarce pastoral poem on Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, written and illustrated by Joseph Walter West. Very scarce.A charming ode to the Lincolnshire village Fulbeck, a pastoral poem discussing the important sites of the village.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one plate, and ten engravings.Written and illustrated by Joseph Walter West, an artist, lithographer, and bookplate designer.Bookplate of Florence Lucy Cotton Curtis to the front paste down, with her ink inscription to the half-title. In the original publisher's vellum binding, with silk ties. Externally, generally smart. Boards are a little bowed. Minor age-toning and spots to the vellum, as is usual to see. Silk ties are worn. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Prior owner's ink inscription to the half-title. Very Good . Ill.: J. Walter West. Very Good .