Westerling Margaret (11 results)

hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, green cloth lettered gilt to spine, no jacket, knock to the tip of bottom leading corner of the upper board, two small nicks to the cloth at the lower joint/spine. The binding remains tight, signature of a previous owner on the front free endpaper, the body of text clean and unmarked. folding map, b&&w plates, x + 272pp.

272 pages folding map, many photographs : the life and beauties of the countryside based on her intimate knowledge of the Cotswolds, especially TEMPLE GUITING; vg almost vg dw Cotswolds Temple Guiting countryside Westerling uk topography.

1st edition, 1939. Light foxing to page edges. A little wear to spine head/foot and joints. Otherwise a clean, tidy copy in tight binding; green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Folding map at rear. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in green cloth Used - Very Good. VG hardback in green cloth.

1st edition. With B&W illustrations & folding map. Gift inscription of front free end paper; free end papers browned; green cloth a little worn at foot of spine Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 272 pp with 30 black and white photographs by the author and a folding map of Temple Guiting and District giving the field names. A month by month account of rural life in the Cotswolds before the widespread use of machinery. Includes details of ox ploughing teams, shepherds crooks and tallies, carts, hayricks, dovecotes and the people of the Cotswolds. Green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, bottom edge uncut, slight dust staining to the other edges. Inscribed at the bottom of the ffep "Arber, Khartoum" a political officer in the Sudan. Dust jacket rubbed and torn, but complete apart from spine title. Slight bumping to corners and a little shelf wear but in very good condition. 8 x 5 Inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Embossed address stamp ; with neat inscription to previous owner inside.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Classic account of Cotswold rural life. Very good, clean, tight and sound copy. Ownership inscriptions. Dust jacket is price clipped, rubbed and soiled and has minor wear to edges. Illustrated with numerous photographs. 272 pages, fold out map at rear ( Temple Guiting and district ), index. Approximate size 5" by 8". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Photography; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 26887.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 272 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, b.e. deckled, photo frontis, fold-out in rear in great condition; eps toned, a.e. tanned, decorative bookplate ep offsetting to ffep, PO info inked and crossed out ffep. Cover: green, gilt titles spine; modest shelfwear, extremities rubbed. Following the months through the country.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition hardcover in very good condition. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs taken by the author. Removable plastic covered unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is marked. Edges are creased and nicked, including small tears and chips. Board corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Page block is lightly tanned and blemished. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.

First Edition. Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, in photo illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated with numerous photographs taken by the author. 272 pages, with a fold out map at the rear of the book of Temple Guiting and district showing field names. 5.25 X 8.25 inches. The book is very good with damp marking to the lower cornes of both front and rear boards, the edges are rubbed and there is some spotting apparent to the page edges. The dustwrapper is good with some wear to the corners and spine ends and a few edge tears. There is a brief inscription on the front free endpaper.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Margaret Westerling (illustrator). First edition. A nostalgic and richly illustrated portrait of Cotswold country life through the seasons, capturing rural customs, landscapes, and traditions on the eve of war, with photographs from the author, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original green cloth binding, complete with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This volume is the first edition.Margaret Westerling"s Country Contentments is a charming and insightful celebration of rural England, particularly the Cotswolds, throughout the changing seasons, offering readers a nostalgic portrait of country life just before WWII. Arranged in a month-by-month format, exploring traditional celebrations and local flora and fauna to agricultural practices like sheep-washing and farm celebrations. This work features 30 black-and-white photographs, taken Westerling herself, and a fold-out map to the rear. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Dust wrapper, generally smart. tape repairs to extremities. Rubbing and bumping resulting in the odd small closed tear and chip to perimeters. Slight age toning with the odd spot and handling mark. Wraps slightly soiled. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with the odd spot to fore edge. Very Good Indeed. book.