1899 Highways and Byways in Yorkshire

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding

First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, eight plates, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A charming guide to the roads around Yorkshire, written as part of the Highways and Byways series. These volumes were noted for their presentation of a wide variety of interesting places, notable historical events, local flora and fauna, folklore, and legends. Written by Arthur Hamilton Norway, an English author renowned for his meticulous historical writings. Illustrated by Joseph Pennell, an American draftsman, etcher, lithographer, and illustrator for books and magazines, and Hugh Thomson, an Irish illustrator best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations of works by authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and J. M. Barrie.