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REV H.D. RAWNSLEY - A Rambler's Notebook at the English Lakes

Glasgow: James MacLehose and Sons, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Near Fine Copy of this book in Publisher's original red cloth boards with bright and vivid title lettering to spine and upper cover.There is one former owner's bookplate to the front pastedown.Illustrated with 8 b&w plates including a frontispiece 'Out Hunting Otters in St John's Vale'.The binding remains firm with no hinge weakness,top edge of the book is in gilt with other [page edges untrimmed.Internally the text block is very clean save for a few foxing spots in places and some browning/offsetting to the front endpaper.It really is a most attractive copy of this uncommon title.Rev H.D. Rawnsley was a co-founder of the National Trust, but that is not all.He was a great advocate for the English Lake District and wrote many works on The Lakes.He was an educationalist,and animal welfare enthusiast and he also served as a Parish Priest for over 30 years and appointed a Canon of Carlisle Cathedral and an Honorary Chaplain to King George V.Great copy for the collector,8vo (viii) 258pp First Edition 1st Impression [1902]. Near Fine .
GBP 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 80.75 US$ 95.04 | JP¥ 13886] Book number 83297

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