Alfred J. Munnings (illustrated); Nicholas Everitt [i.e. Hen...

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Alfred J. Munnings (illustrated); Nicholas Everitt [i.e. Henry Reeve Everitt, a Norwich lawyer): 'Told at Twilight', London, Everett & Co., [nd], c.1914, [2nd edition], 46 full page and in text black & white ills. by Alfred Munnings, original cloth gilt. An early example of illustration work by Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959), one of the finest British Impressionist painters of the 20th century. Born in Mendham, Suffolk, Munnings' life - which was spent mainly in Constable Country in the village of Dedham, on the Suffolk-Essex border - is reflected in a body of work that largely depicts rural scenes, racing and hunting, and most commonly his favourite animal, the noble horse. (R) £35 (E) £40-60