
Description
A NORTHERN SEASONAL
THE BOOK OF SUMMER
Published
in the Lawnmarket of Edinburgh by Patrick Geddes and Colleagues
in London by T. Fisher Unwin
and in Philadelphia by J.B.Lippincott Co.
1896
Edinburgh, T. and A. Constable printed to Her Majesty; 1896 (at colophon)
Illustrated in b/w
Size: 7 by 9 1/2"
Original embossed leather binding, worn, back hinge broken
Upper edge is gilt, others untrimmed
Very good, clean interior
141 pp.
Text in English
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Edited by Patrick Geddes and William Sharp [pseudonym of Fiona MacLeod].
Geddes used The Evergreen to promote his vision of a Celtic Revival amongst Scottish artists and writers.
Literary contributors to The Evergreen included Hugo Laubach, Gabriel Setoun, Dorothy Herbertson, Fiona MacLeod, Alexander Carmichael, John Geddie, Margaret Armour, Rosa Mulholland, Noel Paton, George Douglas, William Macdonald, George Eyre-Todd, Nimmo Christie and Paul Desjardins. Artists whose work is illustrated or decorated the pages of The Evergreen included Charles H. Mackie, John Duncan, Helen Hay, Alice Gray, Robert Burns, Paul Serusier, James Cadenhead, Pittendrigh MacGillivray, E.A. Hornel, W.G. Burn Mursdoch, Marion A. Mason, Nellie Baxter, Annie Mackie, Effie Ramsay and Andrew K. Womrath.
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Reserve: $201.00
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1896 EVERGREEN NORTHERN SEASONAL BOOK OF SUMMER antique ARTS & CRAFTS ILLUSTR.
Estimate $250-$300
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
Feb 19, 2026 10:00 AM ESTNew York, NY, United States
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