Author: Charles Kent
Title: The Land of the "Babes in the Wood" or the Breckland of Norfolk
Description: London, Jarrold & Sons, [1910]. Cloth. The first edition of Charles Kent's work on Norfolk, richly illustrated with photographs. The first edition of this work, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscriptions to the front paste down and the front free end paper. 21 plates including the frontispiece. Collated complete. Undated, dated through copies held at the British Library. This work is an exploration of the Norfolk Breckland, deriving its name from the unusual gorse-covered sandy heath there. It is one of the driest areas in England and is now a Special Protection Area, as its flora and fauna are of great interest. Charles Kent (1823-1902) was an English poet, biographer, and journalist. He was editor of the Sun from 1845 to 1870, while studying law. He was called to the bar in 1859 as a member of Middle Temple, but thereafter devoted himself to literature. He was a personal friend of Charles Dickens. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, with a little bumping to the extremities and joints, and a faint stain to the front board. Internally, the binding is slightly strained in a couple of places. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Charles Kent. Very Good .
Keywords: Charles Kent Norfolk Breckland British Topography Norfolk Charles Kent
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Title: The Land of the "Babes in the Wood" or the Breckland of Norfolk
Description: London, Jarrold & Sons, [1910]. Cloth. The first edition of Charles Kent's work on Norfolk, richly illustrated with photographs. The first edition of this work, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscriptions to the front paste down and the front free end paper. 21 plates including the frontispiece. Collated complete. Undated, dated through copies held at the British Library. This work is an exploration of the Norfolk Breckland, deriving its name from the unusual gorse-covered sandy heath there. It is one of the driest areas in England and is now a Special Protection Area, as its flora and fauna are of great interest. Charles Kent (1823-1902) was an English poet, biographer, and journalist. He was editor of the Sun from 1845 to 1870, while studying law. He was called to the bar in 1859 as a member of Middle Temple, but thereafter devoted himself to literature. He was a personal friend of Charles Dickens. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, with a little bumping to the extremities and joints, and a faint stain to the front board. Internally, the binding is slightly strained in a couple of places. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Charles Kent. Very Good .
Keywords: Charles Kent Norfolk Breckland British Topography Norfolk Charles Kent
Price: GBP 140.00 = appr. US$ 199.92 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 838M23
- Book number: 838M23
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