Published by Crown Pub., New York, 1947
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrations By Bernard Reynolds (illustrator). First Thus. Jacket with loss to spine bottom, slight wear and nicks to edges, 8vo, 301pp. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Book.
Tan Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Bernard Reynolds (illustrator). Bumps to corners, light soiling to covers, nice unmarked copy. "A farmer is the happiest of men.". An amusing story of a year in the life of an English farmer.
HARDCOVER. 1st edition. 301pp, octavo. owner name, top page edges lightly soiled, tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good- minor chipping to edges, toning to spine, in mylar cover, Very Good-.
Published by Macdonald & Co, 1951
Seller: bookworms of Cromer, Cromer, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Bernard Reynolds (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardback with dust jacket,size 8vo,240 pages.Illustrated with b/w drawings.Dust jacket is edge worn & tatty with nicks & tears,also browning & marking.Boards are cocked & show light edge wear & marking.Light browning & marking to the fore edges & prelims otherwise contents good & complete.MOST ITEMS WILL INCUR EXTRA CHARGES FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING.THESE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL FOR ORDERS OUTISDE OF EUROPE.PLEASE CONSIDER THIS BEFORE BUYING.
Cloth w/DJ. Condition: VG/G. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. New York, NY: Crown Publishers. VG/G. (1947). First Edition. Cloth w/DJ. The life of a farmer in Essex, England. . 8vo., 301pp., Some chipping and yellowing of dj .
Published by Macdonald & Co, London, 1946
Seller: Stephen Dadd, Ashford, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Bernard Reynolds (illustrator). First Edition. 301pp. HARDCOVER. Clean copy. No inscriptions. No dustwrapper but cloth remains clean. Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall. Book.
Published by Macdonald And Co, London, 1951
Seller: Clevedon Community Bookshop Co-operative, Clevedon, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Bernard Reynolds (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition and printing. Signed by the author In very good bright green cloth boards, gilt titles to spine. The boards are firm, flat and clean; spine ends a little bumped and frayed. Unmarked end papers; dedication signed by the author on front free end paper (though this cannot be authenticated). Dedication reads: "Best wishes to Niel (sic) and Anna Tuson from Ethelind Fearon". Fairly clean cut edges. The text block is in very good plus condition, tightly bound, straight and clean and "decorated" by Bernard Reynolds in b/w. In good pictorial dust jacket with tan top and tail borders and red titles. The jacket is unmarked, very edge-worn with small open and closed tears; rear side of spine area worn too . Not price clipped. In plastic cover.
Published by MacDonald & Co., London, 1946
Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No d.j. Bernard Reynolds (illustrator). 1st Edition. 301pp. 66 engravings, Decorated throughout by Bernard Reynolds. [D.j. present but worn].
Published by The Country Book Club, London, UK, 1952
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Good ++. Decorations By Bernard Reynolds (illustrator). 240 pages. Delightful B&W illustrations. NO dustjacket. Clean green hardback binding, gilt-coloured titles to spine, light wear at spine-ends. Some light foxing to endpapers and page-edges o/w pages clean and tidy.
Published by MACDONALD, LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, 1951
Seller: Happyfish Books, Meopham, KENT, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. BERNARD REYNOLDS (illustrator). * PUBLISHER : MACDONALD * YEAR : 1951 * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 240 * CONDITION : USED - GOOD * OTHER: THE DUSTWRAPPER IS HEAVILY WORN WITH CREASING AND TEARS ALONG THE EDGES AND CORNERS WITH A SMALL PIECE MISSING AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE. THERE IS FOXING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DUSTWRAPPER WITH A STICKER PULL TO THE FRONT AND SPINE. THE GREEN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS ARE CLEAN WITH MINOR BUMPING AND FADING ALONG THE EDGES AND SPINE, THE GILT LETTERING IS BRIGHT. THE BINDING IS FIRM. THERE IS A PENNED WRITTEN NAME ON THE FFEP. THERE IS FOXING INSIDE BOOK AND PAGES ARE LIGHTLY TANNED. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.
Published by Crown Publishers 1947, 1947
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
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Published by Macdonald, London, 1946
Seller: Transformer, Glasgow, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Tatty Dw. Bernard Reynolds (illustrator). First Edition. 301pp. Owner's inscription ffep. Illustrated with woodcut vignettes by Bernard Reynolds at each chapter's beginning and end. Partly fictionalised presentation of a record of country life on an Essex farm. "A prose rhapsody of the English countryside". (Natural History, Country, Biography, Alternative life, Farming, Selfsufficiency, Rural) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Country Book Club, London, 1952
Seller: Transformer, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Bernard Reynolds (illustrator). BCE. 240pp. 8.6 inches. Green cloth, gilt titles and pig motif. Vg, slightly rubbed edges. Few foxing spots to fore-edges. Internally, neat owner's name ffep, contents about as new. Illustrated with woodcut vignettes by Bernard Reynolds at each chapterhead, and on titlepage. In original decorative jacket, green with a tiling pattern of tiny wildlife drawings, complete, with slight edgewear and small loss to spine extremities and upper back edge. Describes country life on an Essex farm, with the pig Mr Mountjoy a star character. (Natural History, Country, Biography, Alternative life, Farming, Selfsufficiency, Rural, Woodcuts) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hardback. Bernard Reynolds (illustrator). First Edition. Hardback. First edition. Attractive dust jacket is illustrated by Bernard Reynolds. Decorated throughout with woodcuts also by Bernard Reynolds. 301pp. Indexed. Contemporary reviews of Fearon's books claimed she was H. G. Wells' gardener. Sadie Stein of The Paris Review noted in 2015: "As far as I'm concerned, Fearon's entire oeuvre should be in print always, regardless of commercial considerations. Fearon's output was tremendous, her energy seemingly inexhaustible. To read herā"on gardens, on herbs, on parenting, on fancy cakes, on travelā"is to be inspired, cheered, and exhausted by proxy." Yellow cloth with red titles to spine. Two colour illustrated dust jacket has some slight edge wear and a few few tiny nicks, chips and very short tears. Some slight foxing to closed page edges. Very good copy in good+ dust jacket Very good copy in good+ dust jacket.
Published by Macdonald, London, 1951
Seller: Scrivener's Books and Bookbinding, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reynolds, Bernard (illustrator). First Edition. Green boards in unclipped dust jacket, clear plastic protector. jacket illustrated with black & white engraving, red titles to front and spine. Engravings at head of each chapter. Inscription in green ink signed by author to front facing. A bright clean copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).