[English History Collection] – Haggard, Lilias Rider (Editor).

I Walked by Night. Being the Life and History of the King of the Norfolk Poachers. Illustrated by Edward Seago.

London, Nicholson & Watson, 1946. 23,5 cm x 17,5 cm. 188 pages. With many black-and-white illustrations throughout the book. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Lilias Margitson Rider Haggard M.B.E. (9 December 1892 – 9 January 1968) was the fourth and youngest child of the British writer Sir Henry Rider Haggard and Mariana Louisa Margitson.
She was educated at Saint Felix School, Southwold, Suffolk and was awarded an MBE for her work as an auxiliary nurse during World War I. She was a member of Norfolk County Council from 1949 to 1952 and in 1953 was elected President of the Norfolk Rural Craftsmen’s Guild.
She wrote a number of books, including a biography of her father entitled The Cloak That I Left. Her book Norfolk Life contained an introduction by Henry Williamson. (Wikipedia)

Edward Brian (Ted) Seago RBA ARWS RWS (31 March 1910 – 19 January 1974) was an English artist who painted in both oils and watercolours. (Wikipedia).

• Keywords: Art · English History Collection · History of Art – Rare · Inanna Modern – Art Books · Library & Collection Building
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 70967AB