The Story of Wales
by Gower, Jon
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1849903727
- ISBN 13
- 9781849903721
- Seller
-
Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Synopsis
JON GOWER is a former BBC Wales arts and media correspondent, who was educated at Girton College, Cambridge, where he read English. He is a documentary maker for television and radio and has eleven books to his name, in both Welsh and English. They include An Island Called Smith , about a disappearing island in Chesapeake Bay, which gained him the John Morgan travel writing prize, and Uncharted , a novel described by Jan Morris as 'unflagging and unfailingly inventive.' In 2009 he was awarded a major Creative Wales award to explore the Welsh settlement in Patagonia. Jon is currently a Hay Festival International Fellow.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carmarthenshire Rare Books. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125604
- Title
- The Story of Wales
- Author
- Gower, Jon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1849903727
- ISBN 13
- 9781849903721
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
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