About This Village
by Peter Douglas
ISBN: 0851151337
ISBN-13: 9780851151335
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Publisher: Boydell Press
Published date: 1980
Pages: 176
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About This Village
Douglas Peter
UK: The Boydell Press, 1980. First Edition Hardcover, fine condition in v good dustjacket, securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK Warehouse. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectable; Very Good/Used; Very Good. 12mo - over 6.75" - 7.75" tall. ( more information)
Offered by c-books.co.uk (United Kingdom)
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About this village
Peter Douglas
A nice copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear. Good dustjacket. Binding solid and tight. No creases. ( more information)
Offered by Once Sold Tales (United States)
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ABOUT THIS VILLAGE
Douglas, Peter
Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 1980. 176pp. HARDCOVER Dustwrapper will be supplied in protective sleeve or lyfjacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Almost Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall. ( more information)
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About this village
DOUGLAS, Peter
Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 1980. 1st ed. VG hardback in VG dustjacket. This book is available for immediate despatch from UK. Dustjacket protected in removable clear film. A clean copy in tight binding. ISBN: 0851151337. ( more information)
Offered by Cotswold Internet Books (United Kingdom)
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About This Village
Douglas, Peter
Boydell Press, 1980 H/B. 176 pages, condition is Very Good. Life in a small village in Norfolk is not so simple and peaceful as it sounds, as readers of Peter Douglas' hilarious account of his arrival there, Down the Village Street, will have discovered. Many of the characters reappear in his new book - Old Ben, Whistling Jack, Weasel Peters the poacher, PC Danby -but there are some new faces as well; and, as usual, what seems to be an everyday event in the life of the village somehow turns into a much more complicated business than anyone imagined.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5" X 8". ( more information)
Offered by Hanselled Books (Scotland)
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About this village
DOUGLAS, Peter
Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 1980. 1st UK ed. VG hardback in VG dustjacket. Slight wear to top edge of dust jacket. ISBN: 0851151337. ( more information)
Offered by Cotswold Internet Books (United Kingdom)
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About This Village
Peter Douglas
Suffolk: Boydell Press. Very Good/Very Good. 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall 0-85115-133-7. ( more information)
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About This Village
Peter Douglas
London: Boydell Press. Very Good/Very Good. 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall 0-85115-133-7. ( more information)
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About This Village
Douglas, Peter
London, England: The Boydell Press, 1980. Near Fine in hardcover in Near Fine dustjacket. 21 by 14 cm. 176 pages. Illustrated dustjacket. Blue cover with black lettering on spine. Bright, clean.. ISBN: 0851151337. Fiction, Humor, Humour. ( more information)
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