Published by Caliban Books, 1982
ISBN 10: 0904573540 ISBN 13: 9780904573541
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.79.
Published by Horsham: Caliban Books, 1981
Seller: RightWayUp Books, Woodbridge, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Kitchen, Fred. Brother to the ox: an autobiography of an agricultural labourer / with a prefatory letter by the Duke of Portland and eight photographs. Horsham: Caliban Books, 1981. Hardback, VG in good, price-clipped dustjacket with shelfwear to all edges, age-discolouration and tape repairs to spine. Black cloth, bumped to corners, with gilt lettering to spine. viii, 244pp., 4pp. of publisher's catalogue, 8 b/w illustrations. Small stain to front edge of page block; contents clean and bright. (William) Frederick Kitchen (28 December 1890 16 September 1969) was an English farm labourer and writer. His best known work is Brother to the Ox (1939), which has been adapted for radio and television. Brother to the Ox is an autobiographical account of a countryman's life during the first half of the twentieth century in Northern England. Unromantic and unconcerned with presenting country living as idyllic as more middle class writers of the time had generally presented it, it may be considered an 'anti-pastoral work'. Unusual for its time, it is a first-hand account of Kitchen's life in coking factories, on the railways, working as a cowman and in mining villages, moving from town to town in search of work. Critic H E Bates wrote of the book: "Mr. Kitchen writes as the grass grows and Brother to the Ox will take its place, for exact and simple beauty, with the best interpretations of the countryside." RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.
Published by Caliban Books, 1981
ISBN 10: 0904573540 ISBN 13: 9780904573541
Seller: masted books, Gilberton, SA, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This is an ex-library copy. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards are undamaged with light wear at the edges and corners, spine is strong with minimal bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, usual library stickers & stamps, remnants of borrower's pocket inside back borad. Dust Jacket: complete with light scuffing on surface and edges, neatly covered & protected in clear plastic by library personnel. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be less than what is shown here. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.
Published by Dent, GB, 1940
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. Some spotting in text.