Countryside Character (Britain)
by Harman, Richard (compiler)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
£12.71£8.89
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Blandford Press, 1946. Two colour illus by Peter Scott were especially painted for this book, other illus by Joan Rickarby. Articles by Daphne du Maurier, Henry Williamson, J Wentworth Day, Richard Clapham, Lord Mottistone, Henry Williamson, Rhys Davies and many other top rural writers. CONDITION Blue cloth bds (clean, sl bumped bottom front cnr, bottom rear edge has 2 small nicks to cloth) 235 pages along with nice woodblock illus and b/w photo plates. Mostly crisp and clean with foxing at ends and edges, gift note pasted to front pastedown.ubbed and a little chipped to spine ends and tips. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13814
- Title
- Countryside Character (Britain)
- Author
- Harman, Richard (compiler)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Blandford Press
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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