Alfred Austin — Haunts of Ancient Peace
London , Adam & Charles Black , 1908. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated copy of Alfred Austin's Haunts of Ancient Peace. Haunts of Ancient Peace is a volume written by Alfred Austin that celebrates British countryside.Alfred Austin was an English poet and writer who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, with his most popular work being prose idylls celebrating nature. Beautifully illustrated by Agnes Locke. With twenty colour plates. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some fading to the joints and spine. Rear hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, binding is loosening to the front. Pages are bright with the odd scattered spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Agnes Locke. Very Good .
