Richard Jefferies — Nature Near London

London, Chatto and Windus, 1883. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a lovely commentary on the natural gems within leafy London, written by esteemed nature writer Richard Jeffries. The first edition of Nature Near London, a commentary on London's natural beauty from prominent nature writer Richard Jeffries. Published by Chatto and Windus in 1883. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth.Jeffries writes to dispel the myth that London is merely one massive city with no natural beauty, taking us through its different nooks and crannies to see how rich London's natural scene is, from its footpaths, wheatfields, and nightingales. Known for his passion for the outdoors, we readily fall in love with Jeffries's charm when writing, making us appreciate nature through his eyes. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally, smart, with minimal marks to boards. Slight fading and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Black end papers are clean. Internally, firmly bound, with slight rusting to staples between pp.72-72. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd spot to the extremities. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .