An English Village A New Edition of Wild Life in a Southern County
by Jefferies, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, owner bookplate on front pastedown and owner signature on front free endpaper.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, owner bookplate on front . pastedown and owner signature on front free endpaper.. 1903. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Preface and photos by Clifton Johnson. Introduction by Hamilton Wright Mabie. Lovely green decorated cloth binding with rural village scene stamped in red, blue, white, dark green, and gilt on front boards. Top edges gilt. An illustrated edition of the late author's semi-autobiographical view of his native village of Coate, in Wiltshire, southern England. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37752
- Title
- An English Village A New Edition of Wild Life in a Southern County
- Author
- Jefferies, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, owner bookplate on front pastedown and owner signature on front free endpaper.
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- Wiltshire, English Country Life, Coate, England
- Bookseller catalogs
- European History;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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