Walks in a forest, or, Poems descriptive of scenery and incidents characteristic of a forest at different seasons of the year
By: by Thomas Gisborne, M.A.
Edition: The second edition, corrected and enlarged.
Publisher: Printed by J. Davis, for B. and J. White, Fleet-Street
Published: 1796
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 123
Subjects: Forests and forestry; Poetry; English poetry
Other titles: Poems descriptive of scenery and incidents characteristic of a forest at different seasons of the year
Notes: With half-title.

"This is a volume of poems describing the scenery and incidents characteristic of Needwood forest during each season of the year."--Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books & Medieval Manuscripts.

"First published in 1794, "Walks in a Forest" was quite popular, with nine editions issued through 1814. Thomas Gisborne (1758-1846) was a poet, naturalist, and preacher who spent most of his adult life as curate of the church in the rural village of Barton-under-Needwood, where he authored a number of books with an obvious moral thrust.."--Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books & Medieval Manuscripts.

Preface dated December 2, 1795.

Dedication to Rev. William Mason on page [v].

Quotation in Latin from Robert Lowth between edition statement and publication statement on title page.

Last page blank.

Signatures: a⁶ B-H⁸ I⁴ K²

English short title catalogue, T52179

Lib. copy has ink inscription inside front cover: Ralph Adderley, the gift of the Rev. John Gisborne.

Lib. copy has text word lined out on page 29 and in ink script the word "earnest" written above lined out text word; ink bleeds onto page 30.
Table of contents: title: Walk the first. Spring; title: Walk the second. Summer - Noon; title: Walk the third. Summer - Moonlight; title: Walk the fourth. Autumn; title: Walk the fifth. Winter - Snow; title: Walk the sixth. Winter - Frost.