London; New York: George Routledge and Sons, Broadway Ludgate Hill; 9 Lafayette Place, 1881
Physical Description
[5] pages, [33] leaves, 30 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 39 cm.
General Note
“It is now nineteen years since we first produced BIRKET FOSTER’S PICTURES ON ENGLISH LANDSCAPE.
In preparing this New Edition, we are desirous of putting these popular works before the public in the most perfect manner.
The India Proofs are all printed at hand press from the original wood blocks.
The Edition is limited to One Thousand numbered copies. A few extra copies, which will not be numbered, are printed for presentation.
The Verses, written to the Pictures by Tom Taylor, are here given as in the earlier edition.
DALZIEL BROTHERS. Camden Press, July, 1881.” [Preface to India Proof Edition].
Contents
Preface to India Proof Edition / Dalziel Brothers -- Preface to original edition [July 1862] / Tom Taylor -- List of the thirty pictures -- 1. The green lane -- 2. Donkeys on the heath -- 3. The mill -- 4. The little anglers -- 5. The gleaners at the stile -- 6. The old chair-mender at the cottage door -- 7. The farm-yard -- 8. The hay-field -- 9. The reapers -- 10. Building the hay-rick -- 11. The country inn -- 12. The smithy -- 13. The watering-place -- 14. Cows in the pool -- 15. The market cart -- 16. The wood-wain -- 17. A winter piece -- 18. Old cottage -- 19. At the cottage door -- 20. At the brook side -- The four stages of the stream: 21. I. The dipping-place -- 22. II. The stepping-stones -- 23. III. The lock -- 24. IV. The Mill -- 25. Under the moonbeams -- 26. At sunset -- 27. The village churchyard -- 28. The ferry-boat -- 29. The cottage on the beach -- 30. At sea and on shore
Copy Note
“This India Proof Edition is limited to one thousand numbered copies, of which this is No. 419.”
Binding Note
Cream-coloured covers with gilt decorations and red and brown lines, and gilt lettering on front and spine.