People are compelled to keep diaries for a many different reasons. Although they are the most private form of writing, there have been few diarists who have not in their heart of hearts hoped that their daily confidences would be read by "other eyes" and Philip Larkin's order to burn his diary after his death was a most unusual one. Ronald Blythe wrote "Akenfield", "A Treasonable Growth", "The View in Winter" and "Writing in War".
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People are compelled to keep diaries for a many different reasons. Although they are the most private form of writing, there have been few diarists who have not in their heart of hearts hoped that their daily confidences would be read by "other eyes" and Philip Larkin's order to burn his diary after his death was a most unusual one. Ronald Blythe wrote "Akenfield", "A Treasonable Growth", "The View in Winter" and "Writing in War".
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. ISBN: 0670828386 Pages: 389 Fine in very good indeed dust jacket.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. In Wormingford, the seasons and the liturgy continue in their dual cycle, from harvest to harvest, from year to year. First published in 1997 and illustrated throughout by John Nash, this is a personal, autobiographical view of the changing year, in the hedgerows and fields and in the life of the parish. Signed by Ronald Blythe on the title page. ISBN: 0670828386 Pages: 244 Fine in fine dust jacket.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 0670828386. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Some creases on edges of d/j.; 9.299999990514000 X 6.299999993574000 X 1.499999998470000 inches; 400 pages.
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First Edition, First Printing. --Selection by Ronald Blythe from diaries of four centuries: Pepys, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Hardy, Katherine Mansfield, Sassoon, etc. etc. Illustrations. --Hardcover, 389 pages. Condition: very good (corners bumped) with very good dust jacket (small peel). ISBN 0670828386.
