The Waters under the Earth
by Moore, John
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, clipped d/j (some chipping and bumping, in protective sleeve); green clothbound boards with faded patches on spine; g
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1965. 1st. h/b. Very good, clipped d/j (some chipping and bumping, in protective sleeve); green clothbound boards with faded patches on spine; gilt spine titling; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). John Cecil Moore (1907-1967) was a best-selling British writer and pioneer conservationist. He was described by Sir Compton Mackenzie as the most talented writer about the countryside of his generation. His best-selling trilogy, published in the years immediately after the Second World War (Portrait of Elmbury, Brensham Village and The Blue Field) Ð was followed by a series of novels and self-styled 'country-contentments'. The Waters Under the Earth is his last novel.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133371
- Title
- The Waters under the Earth
- Author
- Moore, John
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, clipped d/j (some chipping and bumping, in protective sleeve); green clothbound boards with faded patches on spine; g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Pages
- 446
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, England, Moore
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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