Non-Fiction / Agriculture, Conservation, Countryside. / I was born in the country by H S. Joyce

• Book Title: I was born in the country
• Author: H S. Joyce
• ISBN: MW0012765821
• Publisher: Art and Educational Publisher
• Year Published: 1946
• Our Price: £36.30 GBP ($59.90 USD)
• Description: Art and Educational Publishers Ltd 1946: first edition cream cloth hardcover approx 5.5 by 9 inches tall: blue lettering to front and spine: 183 pages: 15 full-page black and white line illustrations by H. S. Joyce. Synopsis: An autobiographical account of country childhood close to the Downs at White Mill in the early part of the 20th century, with nostalgic description of people, customs, events, birds, plants, animals, fish and countryside surroundings. Chapters are entitled: -- First impressions. Becoming a Boy. The River. Hedgerow Birds. Birds of the Fields and Buildings. Four-Footed Beasts. Fish. Insects. Country Roads. Country Amusements. Village Amusements. The Chalk Pit. The Bakehouse. Work. Village Industries. Trees. Flowers. Illustrations entitled: -- Water Rails. Swans. Yellowhammer. Wild Ducks. Hares. Roach. Dragonflies. Elms beside the Valley Road. Perch Fishing. Watering Circus Ponies. Turtledoves. The Baker's Cart. Feeding the Pigs. Willows. Spring Flowers. Condition: no dust jacket: spine shelf faded: cover stained: Endpapers foxed: gift inscription: text and illustrations very clean and good: overall good and acceptable
• Condition: Collectable- Acceptable
• Dustcover: No
• Binding: Hardback
• Type: Used Books

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