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UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book constructs a vivid picture of country life for women during the first half of the twentieth century. Based on the recollections of those who lived in rural districts at the time, and told in their own words, the recreates the different styles of life and work that then existed in England. Illustrated with contemporary photographs, and complemented by the commentary of the author. The D/J is priced clipped..

UK: H.F & G Witherby Ltd Pub, 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Farming Times is more than just a collection of Paul Heiney's best Times articles. It is a delightful chronicle of the changing seasons on an English farm and an unforgettable portrait of a man in determined pursuit of a dream. The D/W has light creasing to its front corner, otherwise a tight clean copy.

UK: Ryelands Publishing, 2012. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. When Sir John Amory's Staghounds were formed Queen Victoria was still on the throne, and their glory days were in the long Edwardian 'summer' before the First World War. Packed with fascinating detail , including records of personalities from the aristocracy down who attended many of the meets, this book will be essential reading for anyone with a love of the glorious country where Devon meets Somerset, and especially for anyone with a passion for hunting and venery. The D/J has crimping to its top edge. and there is a little wear to the bottom front corner on the black board..

UK: Flagon Press, 2011. Book. Illus. by Tim Millar. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. John Villins has been contributing fortnightly for nearly twenty years to " The Guardian's " Country Diary Column. These sketches are small gems of country life preserved not in aspic but subtle prose. the author's signature is on the title page A good, clean and tight book..