With woodcuts by George Plank. With Introduction by Nigel Nicolson "The Pastoral Poetry of Vita Sackville-West." First published in 1926, The Land is a "didactic hymn" to the Kentish countryside, divided into four seasons. Sackville-West [1892-1962] was an award-winning English novelist, poet, and author of gardening articles for the Observer. She was a key figure in the Bloomsbury Group. She was the inspiration for Virginia Woolf's book Orlando. Slight curl to top of front jacket, otherwise very good/like new. Frances Lincoln. 2004. Hb, Dj. USED. $25.00