Country Life

Lincoln, U.K: Royal Society for Nature Conservation, 1982. Book in very good condition, just very slightly bumped at top spine edge, light mark at top of front endpaper where pencilled writing has been rubbed out. Dustjacket in very good condition, top of spine very slightly bumped. 194pp. With 53 illustrations, 2 maps, and map of Ravenshill Reserve on endpapers. This is the story of the ups and downs the author encountered when trying to turn her muddy Worcestershire woodland into a Nature Reserve.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover in fine condition. Dustjacket in near fine condition, top edge of spine very slightly rubbed. 192pp. This is the author's seventh book about the Hebridean village Bruach and its inhabitants, including, Hector, Morag and Tearlaich and we meet some new characters, and the animals and birds which she encountered or nursed during her crofting life.. Hard Cover. more information

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Littlebury and Co., Worcester. circa 1948.. 89pp. Book in very good condition. Dustjacket in good condition, a few spots of foxing on front cover, and 1/2" closed tear at top front edge. These stories first appeared in the Birmingham Post, and 'Nathan' became familiar to a wide circle in the Midlands. The complete series are produced in this book. 'It is the verger who rings the bell, digs the graves, and vicariously, by means of a daughter, plays the organ'.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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Swan Hill Press, Shrewsbury, U.K. 1990.ISBN 1 85310 135 4.. First edition. 154pp. Illustrated. This book is a celebration of the beauties of the Shropshire hills and the Welsh borders and a reflection on the changes which have been brought about in the country side due to modern farming practices and the advent of the 'Green Revolution'. Davies' companion on his journey was a handsome Welsh cob. Dustjacket and book in fine condition.. Hard Cover. more information

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London: Oxford University Press, 1956. First edition. xv, 139pp, including index. Illustrations at beginning of chapters. Hardcover in very good+ condition, maps on endpapers. Dustjacket in good condition, slightly rubbed along top and bottom edges. Taken from Introduction - "This brief study of Gilbert White amounts to a character sketch, and does not aim specifically at supplying biographical information. In the pages that follow, White is set against a village background. He is depicted as a member of the local community, and as a naturalist who in many aspects dependent on the cooperation of his neighbours. A good deal of attention, too, is paid to the scenes of his investigations".. more information

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London: Chatto and Windus, 1971. Book in very good condition, a pale stain at top edge, which does not effect the inside pages, which are in fine condition. Signed by author on title-page. Dustjacket in good condition, spine slightly faded but lettering is still bright, outer corner edges and spine ends slightly rubbed, and back cover has some light marks on it (see picture). Price clipped. 210pp. With frontispiece, 12 full-page, and numerous line drawings in text. Illustrated by John Ward, R.A. and John Sergeant The author describes her journeys on foot and on bicycle over the hills and in the Cotswold villages, and recounts the hilarious country tales she was told. She has helped, with potato sorting, watched the sheep-shearing, learnt about the quarrying of slates at Stonesfield, and sampled home-made wines. Recipes are included such as elderflower champagne and gingerbread. At the time of the book publication the author played Mrs. Lilly in the BBC radio serial 'The Archers.'. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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SMH Books, Watersfield, U.K. 2000. ISBN 0 9512619 8 3.. First edition. Colour paintings by HENRY CROLY, with numerous black and white photos and line drawings in text. This anthology chronicles the lives of people who lived and worked in the rural areas of Britain and Ireland through the last few centuries. Divided into seven chapters - Stages, Class, Church, Work, Creatures, Change and Spirit. There are over 100 contributors including:- Miss Read, D.H. Lawrence, Derek Tangye, Jane Austen, James Herriot, Siegfried Sasson, Alison Uttley and many others. Dustjacket and book in fine condition.. Hard Cover. more information

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Newton Abbot, U.K: David and Charles, 1994. Hardcover in very good condition, spin ends very slightly rubbed. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine ends very slightly bumped, 192pp, including bibliography and index. With coloured frontispiece, 18 full-page colour illustrations, 7 full-page pencil drawings, plus numerous colour and pencil drawings in text. The author takes a close look at the world of old poachers, and presents a variety of colourful yarns of their activities in bygone days. (8"w x 10½"h) (20cms x 27cms).. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by John Paley. more information

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Exeter, U.K: Webb and Bower, 1981. Book in very good condition, spine ends slightly bumped. Internally in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine ends slightly rubbed, 1¼" closed tear at top back edge by spine. 160pp, including bibliography and index. With frontispiece, 4 lithographs by Edward Bawden, 16 colour and 60 black-and-white photographs. Following month by month a typical English village through the activities and seasons of the year, in an account that is part fiction, part fact. (10"h x 7½"w) (25.5cms x 19.5cms) approx.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1968. Book in very good+ condition, bottom spine edge slightly bumped and faded at tip, internally in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good+ condition, slightly rubbed along top edge. Price clipped. 252pp. A selection from the best of some 2,600 scrapbooks entered in a national competition to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the National Federation of Women's Institutes. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Souvenir Press, 1988. Book in very good condition, spine ends slightly bumped, otherwise in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine ends slightly bumped. 218pp. This book is a sequel to' Vet in a Storm' The life of a country vet around Welbury, a village of half-timbered cottages close to the Welsh Border.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Newton Abbot, U.K: David and Charles, 1992. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, top spine edge very slightly bumped. 192pp, including index. With numerous delightful watercolours, black-and-white photographs and engravings throughout the book. Describing the colourful and eventful lives of twelve humble countrymen, from the tough times of Edwardian England to the relative comfort of the early 1990s. Along with their entertaining and often amusing anecdotes are shrewd comments on human character, and often unique and poignant observations on the countryside and wildlife which meant so much to them. (10½"h x 8"w) (27cms x 20cms) approx. (. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Philip Murphy. more information

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Newton Abbot, U.K: David and Charles, 1994. Book and dustjacket in very good condition, both slightly bumped at spine ends and bottom front outer corner edge.. 192pp, including index. With numerous delightful watercolours and engravings, plus black-and-white photographs throughout the book. "A distinguished group of country folk recall their lives in their own colourful words - before the memories fade forever." (10½"h x 8"w) (27cms x 20cms) approx.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Philip Murphy. more information

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Newton Abbot, U.K: David and Charles, 1993. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, slightly bumped at front top edge, top spine edge, and back top corner edge. 190pp, including index. With delightful watercolours, the frontispiece by Will Garfit, and 53 by Philip Murphy, plus 34 black-and-white photographs, and numerous engravings. From d/j flap - "The gamekeeper's commitment was total - 365 days a year and often a 24 hour day in all weathers. With the risk of injury or death from poachers, and the risk of eviction from tied cottages should they fail to please.. Yet they have all known good times too, and they tell of the many amusing and surprising incidents which have made their varied life so interesting. The gamekeeping heritage captured through the eyes of the gamekeepers themselves, The youngest is 65 and the oldest is 95 years of age!" (10½"h x 8"w) (27cms x 20cms) approx.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Philip Murphy. more information

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Macdonald, London. 1966.. First edition. 254pp. Frontispiece and 30 illustrations. The book is divided into three parts. The first consists of extracts from the early agricultural writers such as John Fitzherbert, Sir Hugh Plat and Gervase Markham who fill the void between the early years of the sixteenth century and the middle of the eighteenth century. The second and third parts present the various elements of social change undergone by the old type of country life, which was really peasant life - a corporate society which was to lose some of its ' organic unity' after about 1840. Land lore, folksongs and dialect are among other aspects of rural life covered in this anthology. The writers presented are George Crabb, Thomas Hardy, D.H. Lawrence, Henry Williamson and others. Dust jacket in good condition, spine ends a little rubbed, top spine edge also has two very minute tears, and top and bottom front edges are slightly rubbed, back cover slightly grubby. Book in very good condition. Hard Cover. more information

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U.K: Socialist Affairs Unit, 1999. Book and dustjacket in fine condition. xxv, 500pp, including Notes and References, plus 7 pages of publications. How urban dwellers interfere and patronise country people. Academics, journalists, farmers, but most importantly, people engaged in country livelihoods and culture, correct myths behind the urbanites assault. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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1995. First Edition. Softcover in fine condition, part of book label on back cover. 139pp. With 94 illustrations. The author lived in Paisley, Ontario. (10¾"h x 8w) (27.5cms x 21cms). (No publisher).. more information

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London, Batsford. 1949.. Second edition. 144pp. With coloured frontispiece, and llustrated from lithographs, drawings and photographs. Hardcover. Book in in very good condiiton, very slight foxing on front edge, pages bright and clean. Dustjacket in very good condition, 1/4" tear at front bottom edge, spine ends very slightly rubbed, The author's life in Carmarthenshire in Wales covering a quarter of a century from his birth in 1891.. more information

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Newton Abbot, U.K: David Charles, 1994. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine ends very slightly rubbed. 192pp, including bibliography and index. With numerous delightful watercolours, engravings, and black-and-white photographs throughout the book. "Evocative and often humorous stories, in their own words, from those who lived and worked in the woods in the old days when quality and skills were valued, and there was time for wildlife and wonder as well as work." (10½"h x 8"w) (27cms x 20cms) approx. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Philip Murphy. more information

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Newton Abbot, U.K: David and Charles, 1995. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine ends very slightly bumped. 184pp, including index. With 5 full-page colour illustrations, numerous delightful watercolours and engravings in the text, plus 15 black-and-white photographs. From d/j flap - "Tales related by vets from as far afield as Scotland and Devon showing the drama and heartache, and good-humoured moments, plus chaotic experiences, which are all part of a vet's life." (8"w x 10½"h) (20cms x 27cms) approx.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by John Paley. more information

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London: Pelham Books, 1987. Book in very good plus condition, just a very tiny dent at bottom front edge, otherwise in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good plus condition, spine ends slightly rubbed. 231pp, including Glossary and Index. With frontispiece, 3 full-page drawings, also drawings in the text. The Field magazine has been answering readers' questions in print since it first started in 1853 as the country newspaper. The questions were answered by the magazine's experts. This is a selection of the best material. There are sections on country house and garden, the naturalist, estate and farm, and the sporting life; also a chapter entitled Bits and Spurs, containing a miscellany of subjects. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Dorling Kindersley, 1988. Book in fine condition. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper. Dustjacket in very good condition, very slightly rubbed at spine ends. 192pp. With line drawings at the start of each chapter and in text by Eric Thomas. From d/j flap - " The author's mission is to compare what he finds today with what he remembers, sometimes of places where he was once himself a part of the community, and try to refute his First Law, "All change is for the worst" He confronts the problems of the English countryside, including rural housing, agribusiness farming practices, fishing rights and the law of the commons. The areas visited are - Yorkshire Dales, Northumbrian coast, Welsh Marches, North and South Devon, Dorset border and the Suffolk coast.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Eric Thomas. more information

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London: Grafton Books, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover in near fine condition, bottom spine edge very slightly bumped. Dustjacket in near fine condition, top of spine edge very slightly rubbed. 202pp, including index. Britain is seen as something it is not and never has been, a world dreamt up by city dwellers. And that we are in grave danger of turning our countryside into a museum to the past - a history theme park - unless we work to understand the countryside's real needs for the next century, region by region.". Hard Cover. more information

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London: Epworth Press, 1953. Tenth impression. Book in very good+ condition, spine tanned. Map on endpapers. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine a little tanned, top of spine a little rubbed. Price clipped. 272pp. With frontispiece and 8 black and white photographs. . A book of England, of its work and play, its trees and tiny villages, ancient treasures and lovely byways - discovered mostly on foot. Including history, folklore and legend and description of the English countryside.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. more information

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London: Michael Joseph, 1970. Book in very good condition, slightly bumped at spine ends, top edge slightly dusty. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine ends slightly rubbed. 189pp. With delightful line drawings at the start of each chapter by Jeannie Tangye. This is the sixth book about Derek and Jeannie's life on their flower farm near Land's End in Cornwall. You meet old friends, Lama the black cat, Penny and Fred the donkeys, Boris the drake, and the gulls, and you obtain a sense of a Cornish world that is trying to hold out against the pressures of modern civilisation. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Jean Tangye. more information

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Robert Hale, London. 1955.. First Edition. 191pp. With frontispiece and 23 illustrations. Hardcover. Book in very good condition, slight foxing along edges, no foxing on pages. Dustjacket in good condition, 3cm closed tear at bottom front edge by spine, bottom spine edge has two very small pieces missing, back bottom edge a few small closed tears, back a little grubby. The author covers, bird watching , foxhunting, trout fishing on mountain burns and sea-fishing from Northumbrian cobles, and also mentions the grey seals of the Farne Islands, the white cattle of Chillingham and the 'wild' goats of Cheviot.. more information

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London: Eyre Metheun, 1978. Book Club. Book in very good condition , spine ends very slightly bumped. On front free endpaper "K50" is written in biro, otherwise book is in fine condition. Pictorial endpapers plan of Farm Cottage. Dustjacket in good condition, only faults - the central area of the picture on the front board has light line marks (see picture), and there's a light crease line going down the spine. 159pp. With attractive pen drawings on almost all the pages by the author. Thelwell is famous for his cartoons - on riding, fishing, sailing and other subjects. In this book he describes in words and pictures how he landscaped his garden, dug a pool, created three little islands, built a stone bridge and a boathouse. The inhabitants of the pool, the islands and the surrounding countryside come vividly to life through his words and pen drawings. His tale evokes the strenuous efforts, the quiet pleasures, and the hilarious escapades which have characterized his life at Herons Mead. A really enjoyable read. (10"h x 7½"w) (25.50cms x 19cms) approx.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Norman Thelwell. more information

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London: Robert Hale, 1988. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, just a hint of rubbing at back top outer corner edge. 217pp, including Epilogue and Index. With 38 black-and-white photographs, 10 of them are full-page (old photographs of Pitton in its valley deep in the Wiltshire countryside), attractive line drawings on the title-page and at the start of each chapter, plus 2 maps. A unique social history of a way of life that prevailed for centuries which is now lost forever.. The author records lives that revolved around the cycle of the seasons, from the hardships of winter, through the busy routine of spring and summer, to the glorious climax of the harvest.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Roger Pearce. more information

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Harmondsworth, U.K.: Kestrel Books, 1975. First edition. 256pp. Frontispiece and drawings in text. Hardcover in excellent condition. Price clipped. Dustjacket in near fine condition, spine slightly faded, top of spine very slightly rubbed. An anthology which shows the countryside in all its aspects and illustrates the wide range of feeling and attitude that has existed towards it.. more information

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Little, Brown, London. 1993.. ISBN 0 316 905 89 5. First edition. 230pp. Illustrations by Rex Whistler. Hardcover. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good+ condition. In the early 1980s the author went to live in the country and this book although fiction, is based on her time spent in an English village , and she takes you through the seasons from rearing sheep to joining the Women's Institute.. more information

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