A Countrywoman's Diary
by Skea, Bessie
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 090306541X
- ISBN 13
- 9780903065412
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Gordon Wright Publishing, 1983. No dustwrapper (as issued), minor bumping to spine ends and corners of illustrated boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of short pieces by the author, originally published between 1960 and 1982 in local newspapers where she wrote as "Countrywoman". Many of the pieces deal with nature, some with her many cats, others with everyday life. 240pp.. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013002
- Title
- A Countrywoman's Diary
- Author
- Skea, Bessie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 090306541X
- ISBN 13
- 9780903065412
- Publisher
- Gordon Wright Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Orkney, Nature-Writing, Countrywoman
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature; Scotland;
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