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The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady
by Edith Holden
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
"This book is a facsimile reproduction of a naturalist's diary for the year 1906. Edith Holden recorded in words and paintings the flora and fauna of the British countryside through the changing seasons of the year."
Printed on heavier than normal paper (cardstock?) in a buff color with beautiful color illustrations, possibly suitable for framing.
Book & Dust Jacket - Good condition. Yellow cloth over boards with gold gilt title in brown block on spine. Apparently, this book came in contact with some liquid at some point as there are very light stains on the book covers and slightly darker stains on the inside and outside of the dust jacket. The top of the DJ at spine shows wear including a .5" closed tear. The spine appears lighter in color, so may have some fading. The closed book page edges also show evidence of liquid stains; however, the inside pages do not show any stains. There are no odd smells. The text is clean and the binding is tight. A good reading and informative book.
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177 pages, plus a 9 pages at the end for "Wild Flowers found in the neighbourhood of Olton, Warwickshire."
Synopsis
“The first publication of The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady in 1977 was a publishing phenomenon. The facsimile reproduction of Edith Holden’s naturalist’s diary for the year 1906 sold over one million copies in its first year and held the record number of appearances in bestseller lists for 15 years. Now on the 20th anniversary of its publication, we are reissuing the book. Edith Holden’s handwritten works, including her favourite poems, personal thoughts and observations on the wildlife surrounding her Warwickshire home are exquisitely illustrated by beautiful paintings on very page of flora and fauna of the countryside through the seasons.” -from publisher
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1819
- Title
- The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady
- Author
- Edith Holden
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980 reprint
- Pages
- 177
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
- Keywords
- diary, British, England, United Kingdom, Olton, Warwickshire, flora, fauna, wild flowers, illustrations, paintings, art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Animals - Birds; History - World; Reference; Flowers; Books - Vintage; Diary;
Terms of Sale
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
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About the Seller
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
Biblio member since 2005
Independence, Missouri
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Glossary
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Spine
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
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