Walk Soft in the Fold by David B. Nixon - 1977-05-12

Hardback. Good.

LONDON: CHATTO WINDUS,, 1977 Blue boards with silver lettering to spine, 205 x 140 mm approx. 236 pp, A few unspecified vignette line illustrations by Mary Williams. First Edition 1977. The author draws a memorable portrait of the old shepherd before machines..taciturn ,unsentimental. wise in natural lore.-The Chilterns;-Oxfordshire;-the interlude,-Cotswold Spur,- the Glympton Churchyard.[Stop darting about loike one o' those blue-arsed fliz and larn ter walk soft in the fold".".and by so doing learn all the old skill and cunning. Very Good/ Very Good (Book - mild shelf wear, previous owner name in ink to free front end paper. Dust Jacket- Moderate shelf rubbing principally to tail, price clipped. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

London, England: London, UK: Chatto & Windus, 1977, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1977. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, a tight clean square copy, in a Very Good+ dustjacket with a sticket pull on the price on the front flap, signed without inscription by the author, 235 pages, b&w illustrations, ---from the front flap: a memorable portrait of the old shepherd and writes of the last, golden days before farming was transformed by machines. At Cold Harbour Farm the fifteen year old Davey, who was not used to country life, learned about the land and the livestock from men whose fathers before them, had been farmers. From Edgar Kirby he learned to be a shepherd. taciturn, unsentimental, but wise in natural lore, believing for each task there were only two ways: a right way and a wrong way. ---Here simply and vividly recalled is life as it was on farms in the Chilterns, the Cotswolds and galloway. WALK SOFT in the FOLD records a part of that… Read More

Chatto & Windus, 1977-05-11. hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8x5x1. This book does NOT include a jacket. Previous owner's ink inscription. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

Chatto & Windus, 1977-05-11. hardcover. Good/Good Jacket. 8x5x1. This book is covered with protective Self-Adhesive Vinyl. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

Hardcover published by Chatto & Windus First Edition,1977; blue cloth,, a Fine copy in Fine dustwrapper. A portrait of the last, golden days of the shepherd in the Chilterns, Cotswolds and Galloway before the transformation of farming.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1977. 234pp, b/w illustrated. Yellow pictorial d/j with title in black to spine, slight shelfwear.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.