The Village Homes of England

T H E

VILLAGE HOMES

OF ENGLAND

TEXT AND ILLUSTRATIONS

BY SYDNEY R. JONES, WITH

SOME ADDITIONAL DRAWINGS

IN COLOUR BY WILFRID BALL &

JOHN FULLWOOD.

EDITED BY CHARLES HOLME

MCMXII

THE STUDIO LTD.

LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK

DESCRIPTION

first edition

(ii) + 162 + (ii)

Book measures 295mm x 210mm approximately.

Nicely bound for "The Times Book Club" in half blue calf over gilt-ruled striated cloth covered boards. Spine with three gilt-decorated raised bands in an "arts & crafts" style with glit-boxed compartments, gilt motifs and russet-brown title label. Marbled end-papers and paste-downs. Top page edges in gilt.

A number of tissue-guarded wonderful colour illustrations plus other illustrations throughout.

CONDITION

The binding is in very good condition and holding very firm. Boards and spine exhibit a few minor scuffs and surface scratches with some wear and small losses of leather to corners and top edges. Slight uniform discolouration to spine. Internally the pages are generally clean with just an occasional spot or small foxing patch, but nothing serious at all. The illustrations are also in very good condition.

A lovely binding in very good condition. A great coffee "table-top" book.

INTERESTING

Charles Holme (1848 to 1923) was an English journalist and art critic, founding editor of The Studio from 1893. He published a series of books promoting fine arts and decorative arts, giving roughly equal weight to each. The first issue appeared in April 1893.