George A. B. Dewar — The Airy Way

London, Chatto & Windus, 1910. First edition. Cloth. First edition of George A. B. Dewar"s charming nature essays, exploring the many meanings of "airy" through moors, flight, rooks, and the rhythms of rural life. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.This volume is a very scarce first edition.This is a charming nature essay collection by George A.B. Dewar. With chapters on flight and waterways, the book explores themes like moors, fritillaries, lanes, rooks, and chalk downs, all viewed through the lens of nature"s "airy way," exploring the varied meanings of the word "airy."George A. B. Dewar (1862–1934) was an English naturalist, poet, and journalist known for his gentle, observant writings on rural life and nature. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight fading to extremities. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight fading and rubbing to spine. One or two very slight handling marks. Offsetting to endpapers with one or two spots. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .