Haunts of Ancient Peace
by Alfred Austin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Adam & Charles Black , 1908. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". Agnes Locke. A charmingly illustrated copy of Alfred Austin's Haunts of Ancient Peace. Haunts of Ancient Peace is a volume written by Alfred Austin that celebrates British countryside.Alfred Austin was an English poet and writer who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, with his most popular work being prose idylls celebrating nature. Beautifully illustrated by Agnes Locke. With twenty colour plates. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some fading to the joints and spine. Rear hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, binding is loosening to the front. Pages are bright with the odd scattered spot throughout. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 826B1
- Title
- Haunts of Ancient Peace
- Author
- Alfred Austin
- Illustrator
- Agnes Locke
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adam & Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- alfred austin Haunts of Ancient Peace agnes locke british countryside Haunts of Ancient Peace
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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