William Gilpin; Francis George Heath [editor] — Gilpin&Apos;S Forest Scenery

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1879. Cloth. A scarce copy of this illustrated work on English woodlands and forestry. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen plates. Collated complete. A commentary on English woodlands and forests, with chapters on the beauty of trees, their character, spray and foliage, as well as celebrated trees, park scenery, and the forest itself. Originally written by William Gilpin, an English artist, Church of England cleric, schoolmaster and author best known as one of those who originated the idea of the picturesque. Edited with an introduction and notes by Francis George Heath, a British author and civil servant. Bound by Burn & Co. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the cloth with the odd small mark. Splits in the cloth to the joints, particularly at the head of the spine resulting in minor loss and the spine lighting slightly. Front hinge tender with pages i-xvi loosening slightly. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages, with the odd small handling mark. Bound by Burn & Co. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .