Jefferies, Richard

After London; or, Wild England. In Two Parts. Part 1. The Relapse into Barbarism. Part II. Wild England. [first edition]

London: Cassell and Company, 1885. First edition. Hardcover. 442, [10] pp. Original brown publisher's cloth, lettered and ruled in black, gilt, and blind. Spine gilt rubbed, some edgewear. An early post-apocalyptic novel, the book describes the ecological repercussions of an unspecified catastrophe. Jefferies was one of the great nature writers of his day, and his The Story of My Heart (1883) is a classic of spiritual examination and introspection. Very good +. Item #1613

Price: $400.00