first edition Hardcover
1913 · London
by HUDSON, W[illiam] H[enry]
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Sunning to spine with rubbing along spine edges. Near Fine. Octavo (5-1/2" x 8-1/2") bound by Bayntun-Riviere in 3/4 dark green morocco leather with 5 raised bands and gilt lettering and decoration on the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. With a frontispiece portrait of Hudson, ornithologist and author of GREEN MANSIONS. Hemingway cited Hudson's book FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO as a must read for young writers. (Inventory #: 021938)