KILVERT, REV. Francis (PLOMER, William).
Selections from the Diary of the Re. Francis Kilvert (1870-1879 Three Volume Set): Volume One 1 January 1870-19 August 1871, Volume Two 23 August 1871-13 May 1874, Volume Three 14 May 1874-13 March 1879. Chosen, Edited and Introduced by William Plomer. Reissue.
London, Jonathan Cape, 1969. 3 volumes, quarter green cloth, white marbled boards, all 3 volumes in original printed dust-wrappers, maps to endpapers, 4pp illustrations. Heavy set 2.2Kg. In good condition. A nice set, clean and tight. Dust-wrappers a little pulled at spine heads, volume two just very slightly cocked (lean). "The Diary, which paints a unique picture of country life in mid-Victorian times, has come to be recognised as a minor classic; its author has been compared to Dorothy Wordsworth, whom he admired, and even Pepys.".
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