Author: Stewart Dick
Title: The Cottage Homes of England
Description: London, Edward Arnold , 1909 . First edition. Leather. A superb, limited edition of this brightly illustrated work exploring rural English architecture, signed by the illustrator, Helen Allingham, and elegantly bound in full crushed morocco by Sotheran. Limited edition. Number 251 of 500 copies. Signed by the illustrator, Helen Allingham. Beautifully bound by Sotheran in full crushed morocco, with raised bands and gilt tooling to the spine. A charming guide to the many different types of cottage homes in England, a wonderful picturesque work on the charms of the country. This work explores the beauties found in the villages and lanes of the countrysides of England. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and sixty-three colour plates, each with the original tissue guard. Collated, complete. Illustrated by the notable watercolourist Helen Allingham. Written by Stewart Dick. Bound without the publisher's adverts. Bound by Sotheran in full crushed morocco. Externally, excellent, with light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Fading to the backstrip and the odd mark to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a few light spots. Near Fine . Ill.: Helen Allingham. Near Fine .

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