The English Village Green
by Bailey, Brian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0709023391
- ISBN 13
- 9780709023395
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Robert Hale. Very Good/Very Good. 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Sm 4to 0709023391 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Frontis plate. Numerous photographs some in colour. 223 pages clean and tight. The Green, the heart of so many of England's delightful villages, has never before been celebrated in a book. Yet it is one of the most ancient and hallowed of English institutions and has associations with all of the important traditions - sporting, literary and social - which have made up the fabric of English rural life for nearly 1000 years. Increasingly the focus of conservation and revival, the Green is a cherished part of our national heritage. Brian Bailey describes in detail some 600 of the most important and attractive village greens from all over England, recreating for us that familiar world of maypole and morris dancing, cricket, and carol singing. This beautiful and timely book is both a valuable survey and a heartfelt appreciation of a uniquely appealing part of the English countryside. It is also a powerful plea for its careful preservation. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143052
- Title
- The English Village Green
- Author
- Bailey, Brian
- Illustrator
- Numerous Colour & b/w Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0709023391
- ISBN 13
- 9780709023395
- Publisher
- Robert Hale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1985
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CHARLES BOSSOM
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ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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