1900 The Golden Age

Description

Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Illustrated with a frontispiece, illustrated title, and seventeen plates. Collated complete. First published in 1895, this book is a collection of reminiscences of childhood intended for nostalgic adults and suitable for children readers. The contents includes 'A Holiday', 'Sawdust and Sin', and 'The Argonauts' - referring to adults from a child's eye, using Ancient Greek metaphors and imagery that was typical of the time. Written by Kenneth Grahame, a British writer best remembered for the classic of children's literature The Wind in the Willows. Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish, an American painter and illustrator whose works featured distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery.