Richard Jefferies
Amaryllis at the Fair
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1887. First edition. Leather. Leather-bound first edition of this novel by Richard Jefferies. The first edition of this work. An ambitious and most unusual novel by Richard Jefferies. Based on his own family at Coate, the plot centres around a farm and a family approaching disaster; The narrative of important events is presented through a series of short scenes or tableaux. The last novel written by this author, published in the same year of his death. Rebound in half calf, half title present. Rebound in half calf binding over cloth covered boards, renewed endpapers. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, spine an extremities lightly rubbed. Internally, firmly bound. Few minor spots to occasional leaf, particularly first and last few, otherwise pages bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
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