IMAGES OF RURAL LIFE: The Lost Countryside

Chris Shepheard

ISBN 10: 1859832601 / ISBN 13: 9781859832608

Published by Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd, Derbyshire, 2001

About this Item

This copy is in mint condition bound in brown cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. There is a neat inscription to the f.e.p. The unclipped dustwrapper is in mint condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This beautifully illustrated history gives an insight into what life was like in the countryside of South-East England more than 100 years ago. Over 300 photographs give a glimpse of every aspect of farm and village existence - from the home, the family and social life to agricultural labour, livestock, farm machinery and animals, rural crafts and trades, and the seasonal cycle. This visual record of rural life in an area of heath and downland on London's doorstep will make essential reading for everyone who loves the countryside and is curious about its real history. Compiled with rare photographs from the archives of the Farnham Herald group[ and from the Tilford Rural Life Centre and others from private collections, many published here for the first time. Ref NNN 1.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: IMAGES OF RURAL LIFE: The Lost Countryside
• Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd, Derbyshire
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1859832601
• ISBN 13: 9781859832608
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Mint
• Dust Jacket Condition: Mint

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Synopsis

This beautifully illustrated history gives an insight into what life was like in the countryside of South-East England more than 100 years ago. Over 300 photographs give a glimpse of every aspect of farm and village existence - from the home, the family and social life to agricultural labour, livestock, farm machinery and animals, rural crafts and trades, and the seasonal cycle. This visual record of rural life in an area of heath and downland on London's doorstep will make essential reading for everyone who loves the countryside and is curious about its real history.