Rural Life of England William Howitt Travel & Exploration

A finely bound third edition of William Howitt"s classic study of nineteenth-century rural England, celebrating the traditions and landscapes of country life amid the rise of industrial society. Bound in a handsome marbled calf binding. Third edition. A richly detailed survey of nineteenth-century rural England, exploring farming life, village customs, folklore, and the effects of industrialisation on the countryside. William Howitt (1792 1879) was an English writer, poet, and social reformer known for his deep affection for nature and rural culture. Writing amid the social upheaval of the Industrial Revolution, he sought to preserve the memory and moral spirit of traditional English country life. Bound in a handsome marbled binding. Externally, very smart. The odd slight scratch to front board. Minor creasing to spine and joints. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. The odd spot to endpapers. internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot to first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed