

An edition of Little rivers (1895)
a book of essays in profitable idleness
By Henry van Dyke
Publish Date
1895
Publisher
Charels Scribner's sons
Language
eng
Pages
291
Description:
Early printing. Includes tinted black and white frontispiece and 7 additional tinted illustrations after drawings by F. V. DuMond. Top edge gilt, deckle edges. A signed Margaret Armstrong Art Nouveau binding in gold, green and white on smooth dark blue cloth. A series of lyrical essays about rivers the author has visited and fished in the United States, Canada and overseas. A beautiful copy of one of Armstrong's stained glass style bindings. -- Austin Abbey Rare Books.
subjects: Fishing, Outdoor life, Rivers, Plein air, Cours d'eau, Pêche sportive, American literature, Essays (single author), Bookbinding, Specimens, American Authors
Places: Canada