THE OPEN AIR. By Richard Jefferies. The Works of Richard Jefferies. Uniform edition edited by C. Henry Warren.

(1885) 1948 new edition. 16mo (119 x 134mm). Pp196. Unillustrated, decorative end-papers. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt.

A good anthology of Jefferies' essays which in its time was one of his best selling titles. Introductory essay by C. Henry Warren. As with most of Jefferies' writing, the material in this book was first published in a range of magazines and newspapers, including the Pall Mall Gazette, The Standard and The Manchester Guardian. Chapters include: Saint Guido; Golden-Browne; Wild flowers; Sunny Brighton; The pine wood; Nature on the roof; One of the New Voters; The modern Thames; The single-barrel gun; The haunt of the hare; The bathing season; Under the acorns; Downs; Forest; Beauty in the country; Out of doors in february; Haunts of the lapwing; Outside London; On the London Road; Red roofs of London; A wet night in London.