Originally published in the 1900s, this is a delightful collection of quirky, yet learned, articles on anmals and nature, that were written for the pages of Country Life, The Times and The New Statesman amongst others. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include Life In A Pine Wood ...
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Originally published in the 1900s, this is a delightful collection of quirky, yet learned, articles on anmals and nature, that were written for the pages of Country Life, The Times and The New Statesman amongst others. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include Life In A Pine Wood Hints To Adder-Seekers Bats Beauty Of The Fox A Sentimentalist On Foxes The Discontented Squirrel My Neighbour's Bird Stories The Toad As Traveller The Heron: A Feathered Notable The Heron As A Table Bird The Mole Question Cristiano: A Horse Mary's Little Lamb The Serpent's Tongue The Serpent's Strangeness The Bruised Serpent The Serpent In Literature Wasps Beautiful Hawk-Moths The Strenuous Mole A Friendly Rat The Little Red Dog Dogs In London The Great Dog Superstition My Friend The Pig The Potato At Home And In England John Go To Bed At Noon The Chequered Daffodil Concerning Lawns, With Incidental Observations On Earthworms
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Seller's Description:
Used-Acceptable. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Undated-probably 1920s. Spine a little faded & bumped; free end papers a little browned; owner's name on front free end paper.
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Good. Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, London, nd (c. 1923 as rear of dust wrapper has books listed as being published in that year). hb with d/w, maroon cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, corners and head and foot of spine bumped and rubbed, front free end paper appears to have been removed, pages and endpapers tanned with age, a good secure binding, in a d/w that is tanned with age and chipped and worn at the edges, the spine of the d/w is stained and tanned more heavily, a good reading copy, NOT an ex-library copy [Box 37]
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An undated (1930s? ) hardback volume in Good condition. No dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own). Are you outside UK? Then unless you arrange shipping 'Via Alibris' we WILL cancel your order; this is due to the derisory shipping allowance that Alibris make to sellers for overseas orders.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
