Thomas Gisborne — Walks in a Forest

London, T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1801 . Leather. A delightful full-calf illustrated collection from Thomas Gisborne on his walks through Needwood Forest. Corrected fifth edition.In full calf binding with gilt detail and marbled endpapers.With two bookplates, the first of William King and the second of Robert George Morton, founder of the Argosy and Sundial circularing libraries.Featuring four monochrome plates. Lacking plates to pages 36 and 92.A collection of poems by Thomas Gisborne, prolific priest and poet, recounting his walks through Needwood Forest. He visited the forest frequently due to its location next to his estate. As such his lyrics reflect how the forest changes over various visits through the seasons. In full calf binding with gilt detail and marbled endpapers. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in loss of cloth, especially to the spine. Two bookplates to front paste down, the first of William King and the second of Robert George Morton. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages suffer from sporadic spotting throughout but concentrated mainly to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .