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Wild Life in a Southern County
[Richard Jefferies]
1879
Smith, Elder, & Co. : London
8" by 5.5"
xii, 387pp
SUMMARY
A smart first edition of Richard Jefferies' charming nature work exploring the countryside of Wiltshire.
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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EU Postage: £ 13.99
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DESCRIPTION
Written by John Richard Jefferies, a nineteenth century nature writer known for his beautiful depictions of rural England in both fiction and non-fiction. He inspired the likes of J. S. Fletcher and Henry Williamson, with other writers who admired his works including Leslie Paul, Henry Miller, Jeff VanderMeer and David Garnett.
Ownership bookplate of Frederic Coleman Hunter to the front pastedown.
A first edition of this work.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart; just a little bumped to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown and inscription to the half title. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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