Coridon's Song and other Verses from Various Sources

A charming first illustrated volume from Macmillan"s "Cranford" series, featuring Hugh Thomson"s nostalgic pastoral drawings, inspired by the classical stock figure Coridon. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding with gilt.One of Macmillan's charmingly bound, 'Cranford' series.The first illustrated edition.The poetry consists of short vignettes, often on country characters or pursuits. 'Coridon' is a reference to a stock character of ancient pastoral poetry; characters of that name appear in both Theocritus, and of course the Eclogues of Virgil.Hugh Thompson's style reflected the nostalgia of the time, his fine line drawing of rural characters and gentle countrified society appealing to the imagination of the public. He worked on two books for his friend the poet Austin Dobson, The Ballad of Beau Brocade (1892) and The Story of Rosina (1895). In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with the slightest shelf wear to extremities. Very slight rubbing to boards. Previous owner's contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot and handling mark to first and last few leaves and fore edge. Very Good Indeed.…