The Nature Notes of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden - 1989

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Arcade Publishing, Incorporated, 1989. First American. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. lightest wear to the book and jacket which is priced clipped, previous owner's name and address to the title page. First printing, full number line. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Less common companion to The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady. The first collection of notes was created in 1906 and published in 1977. The journal of 1905, this one, was discovered much later and not published until 12 years after the first collection. Edith Blackwell Holden (1871–1920) was a British artist and part-time art teacher, known in her time as an illustrator of children's books. Much influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, she specialized in painting animals and plants. Holden was made famous by the posthumous publication, in 1977, of her Nature Notes for 1906 under the title The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady. She was living in Gowan Bank, Kineton Green Road, Olton, Solihull in 1905-6 when she recorded the notes. The collection of seasonal observations, poetry, and pictures of birds, plants, and insects—which was never even considered for publication when it was composed—had the nostalgic charm of a vanished world seven decades later. It became a world-wide best seller.Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors if applicable.