1903-1911 3 Vols Happy England; highways and Hedges; Gardens of England

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Pleasing Copy, Publishers' Original Binding

In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings. 

This is a charming, three-volume first edition set of beautifully illustrated works celebrating the charm, landscape, and rural life of Edwardian England through art, memoir, and poetic prose, consisting of: 

Happy England (1903). Showcasing the charming watercolours of renowned British artist and illustrator Helen Allingham, this volume is accompanied by descriptive text and a memoir by Marcus B. Huish. Allingham, a celebrated graduate of the Royal Academy School (later the Royal College of Art), gained recognition for her illustrations in Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd, published in Cornhill Magazine in 1874.

Highways and Hedges (1911). A reflective and picturesque exploration of England’s idyllic country roads and hedgerows, written by Herbert A. Morrah. The book features philosophical musings on the English way of life, enhanced by a tipped-in colour frontispiece and nineteen tipped-in colour plates by Berenger Benger (1868–1935), who studied under Charles Verlat at the Academy in Antwerp.

Gardens of England (1911). This is the first edition, new impression. First published in 1908. A visually captivating guide to English gardens, authored by E. T. Cook. The book discusses various garden types, including cottage and herb gardens, as well as seasonal gardening. Illustrated by Beatrice Parsons, it includes a colour frontispiece and nineteen colour plates. Collated and complete.