The boy's country-book: being the real life of a country boy, written by himself; exhibiting all the amusements, pleasures, and pursuits of children in the country
by HOWITT, William
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- Hardcover
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1841. [3], vi-xi, [1], 308pp. With numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Without half-title. Handsomely bound by Potter and Sons of York in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled boards, T.E.G. Very slightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, short tears to upper margins of leaves S7 and S8, else internally clean and crisp. An early edition of William Howitt's (1792-1879) semi-autobiographical sentimental appraisal of the amusements and pursuits of children in the English countryside. Among the distinctive features of the present work, and the equally influential The Rural Life of England (1838) and Visits to Remarkable Places (1840-42), is the vigorous promotion of popular tourism and engagement with English traditions and waning customs. First published in 1839, the book reached a fifth edition by 1863. . Second edition. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ23401
- Title
- The boy's country-book: being the real life of a country boy, written by himself; exhibiting all the amusements, pleasures, and pursuits of children in the country
- Author
- HOWITT, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Second edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1841
- Keywords
- Children's
- Size
- 8vo
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Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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