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Salar the Salmon
by Henry Williamson
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber Limited , 1935. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None . A wonderful work of fiction and naturalism, telling the story of Salar the salmon's migration through the rivers of Devon. The first edition, third impression of this work. The first edition, third impression of this work. A fascinating and unique narration of a salmon's migration through the rivers of Devon in one great journey, providing a vivid picture of nature's cycles and highlighting the importance of the river both in wildlife and human societies. By Henry Williamson, noted English author writing novels of wildlife and English country-life. His book Tarka the Otter won him the Hawthordnen Prize for literature. Complete with third impression dust wrapper designed by C. F. Tunnicliffe, with publisher's clippings, 5/- net pricing present. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly chipped to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine
Synopsis
The story of a salmon in it's annual migration back to it's birthplace to spawn.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 832A3
- Title
- Salar the Salmon
- Author
- Henry Williamson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- henry williamson first editions salar the salmon first editions
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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