Maeterlinck / E.J. Detmold (ill) - Hours of Gladness - 1912

"Hours of Gladness" by M. Maeterlinck and translated by A. Teixeira de Mattos and illustrated by E.J. Detmold - George Allen, London - 1912 first UK edition - 25cmx18cm - condition: very good, in original cream binding with gilt inset, some rubbing to edges, inscription to ffep, pictorial title and 20 mounted colour plates by Edward Detmold

Detmold was consider to be one of the finest artist from the Golden Age of illustration, reknown for his nature illustrations.

A delightful illustrated collection of Maeterlinck's essays on nature, with plates in colour by E. J. Detmold. Containing essays including 'The Wrath of the Bee', 'News of Spring', 'Perfumes' and 'Field Flowers', as well as numerous others.Maurice Maeterlinck was a Belgian playwright and essayist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. His other works include 'The Intelligence of Flowers', 'The Life of the Ant' and 'The Life of Space'.Illustrated with twenty plates in colour, including a frontispiece, by E. J. Detmold