A Family and a Village
by Ralph Whitlock
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : John Baker, 1969. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5 by 5.5". Not Stated. A first, signed edition of a Family and a Village by Ralph Whitlock. A first edition copy. Signed by the author to the title page.This volume is a local, family history of the Whitlock family. Ralph Whitlock is well-known for his books on farming and his editorship of The Field. With an article on Ralph and Hilda Whitlock. With twenty four plates. Collated, complete. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Signed by the author to the title page. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is very smart with some marks to the spine and wraps. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 856B14
- Title
- A Family and a Village
- Author
- Ralph Whitlock
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Baker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8.5 by 5.5"
- Keywords
- A Family and a Village ralph whitlock local history ralph whitlock
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....