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Fairfield 1898-1998: The Life of a School (Signed First Edition)
by Gilkes, Ross
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket As Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0953440303
- ISBN 13
- 9780953440306
- Seller
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Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Coalpit Heath: The Old Fairfieldians' Society, 1998. First Edition, First Impression . Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed on the title page by the author 'with every good wish' and dated 2/XII/98. Wrappers clean and bright except for slight fading to spine. Minor edge wear and crease to top front corner but no creasing to spine. Minor marking to page edges. Contents clean, tight and white without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. viii, 308 pp + appendices; b/w illustrations, mainly photographic reproductions from the school's history. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Written by former history teacher, Ross Gilkes, to mark the centenary of Bristol's Fairfield School on 3rd November 1998. Gilkes tells the story of Fairfield from its founding in 1898, through the reign of nine Head Teachers, to its centenary in 1998. Drawing on the school magazine and the author's own quarter century of experience at the school; through anecdotes and photographs, life at Fairfield is recalled, revealed and celebrated. Scarce. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed-for, and insured.
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- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005193
- Title
- Fairfield 1898-1998: The Life of a School (Signed First Edition)
- Author
- Gilkes, Ross
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0953440303
- ISBN 13
- 9780953440306
- Publisher
- The Old Fairfieldians' Society
- Place of Publication
- Coalpit Heath
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Social History; Local History & Topography; Education; Bristol Schools; Fairfield School History
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About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
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Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
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