Farmer's Boy
by John R Allan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G+/N/a
- Seller
-
Lutterworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Methuen, 1935. "An imaginary reconstruction of the past based upon the relations of an old man, an old woman and a young boy.attempt to recreate the spirit of a society which has now disappeared." 173pp with delightful b/w illustrations. Second edition published the same year as the first. Brown covers with green lettering to spine and front. Green page top edges. Minor marks and rubbing to extremities and ffep removed (which has started to weaken the front hinge), otherwise a sound copy. Ref:071054. Second Edition. Cloth. G+/N/a. Illus. by Douglas Percy Bliss. 15x20cm.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Church Street Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001054
- Title
- Farmer's Boy
- Author
- John R Allan
- Illustrator
- Douglas Percy Bliss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+
- Jacket Condition
- N/a
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
Terms of Sale
Church Street Books
payment with order. Refund if description inaccurate
About the Seller
Church Street Books
Biblio member since 2007
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
About Church Street Books
Second-hand book dealer (formerly in a Diss Shop), with a stock of around 2000 books from modern quality literature to reference, aviation, classics and antiquarian
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....