A Country Quest.

Jacques (Bertha E.)

A Country Quest.

In which is set forth the pursuit of rest, recreation, health and happiness of a Doctor and his wife; also their dog. How they found it, together with valuable experience, and some knowledge of Nature - human and otherwise, is hereinafter recorded in a rambling fashion by One and dedicated, with appreciation, to the Other. Written in 1914, Copied and Bound in 1928.

Description: FIRST EDITION, frontispiece photograph and one further plate, pp. 215, [1], crown 8vo, original quarter green cloth with blue boards, backstrip lettered in white with printed label to upper board, boards a little spotted, a few faint spots to backstrip also, slight wear at corners, a few very faint spots to endpapers, blue silk page-marker present but detached, dustjacket a little chipped, good

Publication Details: Chicago: Bertha E. Jacques, [1936]

Notes: Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf: 'To J.W. Robertson Scott - Who cares for the Country. Bertha E. Jacques, 1937'. The recipient was a British author on rural matters, best-known for his 'England's Green and Pleasant Land' in 1925.Bertha Evelyn Jacques, née Clausen, was also an artist known for her etching and cyanotype prints; the illustrations to this book, including the etching of roses to the dustjacket's front panel, are likely her work. The text is a diary of her and her husband's happy days in Rose Cottage near Lake Michigan, principally the garden there.A scarce book, with a ni...moreInscribed by the author on the flyleaf: 'To J.W. Robertson Scott - Who cares for the Country. Bertha E. Jacques, 1937'. The recipient was a British author on rural matters, best-known for his 'England's Green and Pleasant Land' in 1925.Bertha Evelyn Jacques, née Clausen, was also an artist known for her etching and cyanotype prints; the illustrations to this book, including the etching of roses to the dustjacket's front panel, are likely her work. The text is a diary of her and her husband's happy days in Rose Cottage near Lake Michigan, principally the garden there.A scarce book, with a nice association. HIDE

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Price: £30

Subject: Modern First Edition

Published Date: [1936]

Stock Number: 66114

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