Halsgrove. 2008 1st edition.. Size 8.5 x 12.0 inches. In purple cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; slight rubbing along top edge. Not price clipped). Supplement of illustrations inside. A very clean and tight copy. 160pp. With b/w photographs. Photographs, recollections and memories of people living in the Parish and others who now live elsewhere including WWII evacuees.

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Bookseller: The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 95294
Title: The Book of Stinsford. Thomas Hardy’s Mellstock.
Author: KEARSEY, KAY / COSGROVE, MIKE:
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Halsgrove. 2008 1st edition.
Keywords: DORSET TOPOGRAPHY KAY KEARSEY, MIKE COSGROVE, Book, Stinsford, Thomas Hardy, Mellstock, Photographs, recollections, memories, evacuees, photographs first edition dustwrapper Dorset Topography Social History History

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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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