Francis Kilvert

A signed first edition biography of Francis Kilvert, finely rebound by Ipsley Bindery with illustrations, offering a richly researched portrait of the Victorian diarist. Rebound in a handsome quarter calf binding with marbled paper boards, bound by Ipsley Bindery.First edition.Signed and inscribed by the author, David Lockwood, to the title page.Illustrated with four double-sided monochrome photographic plates, a map illustrated across two pages, and a frontispiece of a page from Kilvert's diary. Collated, complete.This is a biography and critical study that uses Kilvert"s diaries, local archival sources, and Lockwood"s knowledge of the period and region to present a fuller picture of Francis Kilvert.Francis Kilvert (1840–1879) was an Anglican clergyman whose diaries offer detailed snapshots of rural life, nature, daily routines, human relationships, and the changing social landscape in Victorian Britain.David Lockwood was a Welsh clergyman, local historian, and vice-president of the Kilvert Society, who devoted years to researching Francis Kilvert"s life and writings in the region known as "Kilvert Country." Rebound in a quarter calf binding with marbled paper boards, bound by Ipsley Bindery.Externally, lovely. Very slight rubbing to extremities and boards. Very minor cracking to extremities of joints. One or two of the slightest handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Author's inscription to title page. Near Fine.