Our Village
by Mitford, Mary Russell
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/Not Applicable
- ISBN 10
- 019281334X
- ISBN 13
- 9780192813343
- Seller
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Buttaba, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1982. Book. Illus. by Hassall, Joan. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover, first thus, 258gms, 208 pages. Mary Russell Mitford's lively and unpretentious sketches of village life in the early 19th century give us a precious glimpse into a vanished past. Her descriptions reveal an intimate knowledge of the village, from country house to labourer's cottage. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout. There is a small pen mark on the inside back of the front cover, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..
Synopsis
Winner of Costa (formerly Whitbread) Biography Award (2010)
Reviews
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reading Habit (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIOUK289
- Title
- Our Village
- Author
- Mitford, Mary Russell
- Illustrator
- Hassall, Joan
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Applicable
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 019281334X
- ISBN 13
- 9780192813343
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, England
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Memoir, English Village, Mary Russell Mitford, Autobiography
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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