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Leicestershire Footpaths Association Footpath rambles with maps Vol II, with, Footpath rambles in Leicestershire, a complete Ramblers guide 1943 and 1947 editions (3 booklets).

A. W. Holmes, 1911. First Edition. Softcover. 3 small format, clean and tightly bound paperbacks, spines a little worn, card covers rubbed, name on front cover of 1947 edition otherwise no inscriptions. 130 + 72 pages, maps in the text. Good.

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Book number: 68873

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: Leicestershire Rambling Walking Countryside

Various

This England: the magazine for all who love our green and pleasant land. Vol 11 no.1 Spring 1978.

Cheltenham: This England, 1978. First Edition. Magazine. Clean, large format, tightly bound magazine, edges/corners creased, no inscriptions.74 pages, illustrations in the text. Articles about Edward Thomas and margaret Barber, authoress of the Roadmender. Very Good.

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Book number: 65622

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: Countryside Rural Life Edward Thomas

Vesey-Fitzgerald, Brian

Gypsies of Britain: an introduction to their history.

Chapman & Hall, 1946. Reprint; Second Printing. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in orange cloth with silver-gilt titles, signed by the author on the front endpaper otherwise no inscriptions. xvi + 204 pages, bibliography; Signed by Author. Good with no dust jacket.

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Book number: 61241

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: Romany gypsy Travelling people

Warren, C. Henry; Watkins-Pitchford, Denys (Illustrator)

England is a village.

Country Book Club, 1950. Reprint. Hardcover. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, endpapers foxed, with neat name and date on front endpaper, in an unclipped dustjacket which is tanned at the spine with a small area of creasing + foxing at the foldovers. 176 pages, illustrations in the text by BB. Book Club newsletter for March 1950 laid in. Good in Good dust jacket.

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Book number: 67595

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: BB Natural History Farming Country Life World War 2

Warren, C. Henry

The good life: an anthology of the life and work of the countryside in prose and poetry.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, page edges tanned, no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket. xviii + 262 pages, illustrations in the text by Alexander Walker, index. Writing from Shakespeare, Wordsworth to Richard Jefferies and Adrian Bell. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

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Book number: 68403

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: BB Natural History Farming Country Life Poems

Watkins-Pitchford, D. J.; Lloyd, J. Ivester, Bensusan, S. L., Firbank, Thomas

Country Fair Magazine with contributions by BB (Denys Watkins-Pitchford). 4 issues with articles and/or illustrations between October & November 1951 and January and June 1953.

Idle: Country Fair, 1951. First Edition. Magazine. 4 clean tightly bound magazines, spines rubbed and worn, pictorial covers rubbed, name on 1 front cover and stamp on another front cover and 2 crosswords partially completed, quiz answers in June otherwise no inscriptions. October & November 1951, Vol 1 nos 4 & 5. January & June 1953, Vol 4 nos 1 & 6. Approx 90 pages per issue, photos & illustrations in the text. In November 1951 BB wrote the county supplement on Northants and gave the crossword prize, a pheasant from his own shoot. Good.

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Book number: 68687

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: Countryside B B (Denys Watkins-Pitchford) Carp fishing Butterflies Natural History Shooting

Watkins-Pitchford, D. J.; Blythe, Ronald, Verey, Rosemary et al

The Countryman Magazine with an article by BB (Denys Watkins-Pitchford) on the purple emperor butterfly Summer 1973.

Burford: The Countryman, 1973. First Edition. Magazine. Clean, small format, tightly bound magazine, spine rubbed and worn, pictorial covers rubbed, no inscriptions. 208 pages, photos & illustrations in the text. Good.

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Book number: 68508

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: Countryside B B (Denys Watkins-Pitchford) Natural History Butterflies

Watkins-Pitchford, D. J. et al

Warwickshire and Worcestershire Magazine with contributions by BB (Denys Watkins-Pitchford). A broken run from 1952 to 1960. 13 issues with articles on angling, birds, butterflies and shooting plus an interview with John Moore.

Leamington Spa: Warwickshire and Worcestershire Magazine, 1952. First Edition. Magazine. 13 clean and mostly tightly bound magazines, stapled spines, staples rusty, pictorial covers rubbed and worn at edges, March 1955 has a detached front cover and no rear cover. Some have a name on the front cover. 20 - 25 pages per issue, photos & illustrations in the text. Vol 1 nos. 6, 8 & 12 December 1952, June 1953 & May 1954; Vol 2 nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 July, August, December 1954, March, May, July & September 1955; Vol 6 nos. 4, 6 & 11 May & July 1959 & January 1960. A magazine of its time...photos of the great and good at formal events, adverts for cars and interior design. Heavy set so additional postage may be requested. Good.

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Book number: 68505

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: Countryside Carp fishing Angling B B (Denys Watkins-Pitchford) Wildfowling

Weate, Mary

The timber fellers of Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire: their long history and travels.

Fritillary Press, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Clean and tightly bound paperback original, stapled spine, pictorial covers with marks at top of the spine, stamp and bookplate on title page. 34 pages, photos on plates. Good.

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Book number: 68472

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: Local Hiistory Arboriculture Rural crafts

White, T. H.

England have my bones.

Collins, 1981. Reprint. Softcover. Clean and tightly bound paperback, spine creased, card covers rubbed at edges, pages foxed at edges, no inscriptions. 306 pages, illustrations in the text by the author. Good.

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Book number: 68678

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: Terence Hanbury White Salmon Fishing Aeroplanes Shooting Hunting Country Life

White, Rev Gilbert

The natural history of Selborne: arranged for young persons.

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1880. New edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback bound in green cloth with gilt titles and decoration, cloth rubbed and worn, corners bumped at spine, school prize label on front pastedown dated 1884. x + 346 pages + 2 pages publisher's adverts, illustrations in the text. Undated. Fair with No dust jacket as issued.

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Book number: 64275

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: Natural History Countryside Bird Watching

Wightman, Ralph

My homeward road (BB interest).

Cassell & Company Ltd, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in green cloth with gilt titles, cloth has minor rubbing at spine ends, page edges foxed, bookplate of Alan Bull illustrated by BB on front pastedown. 180 pages. Good with no dust jacket.

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Book number: 67369

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: Farming Denys J Watkins-Pitchford Agriculture Dorset Rural Life

Williams, J. Lloyd

Flowers of the wayside and meadow.

Cardiff: William Lewis, 1927. First English Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback bound in quarter blue cloth with picture and title laid on front board, front board pulled and partly detached with old tape marks, boards rubbed, name x 2 and address on front pastedown card pasted to front endpaper. 40 pages + 25 colour plates, flower names in Englisn, Latin and Welsh. Book originally published in Welsh. Poor with no dust jacket.

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Book number: 68253

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: Botany Wildflowers Welsh language

Williamson, Henry

From a country hilltop.

Cambridge: Henry Williamson Society, 1988. First Edition. Paperback. Very clean, tightly bound paperback original, spine uncreased, neat name and date on front endpaper, but no other marks and appears little used. 132 pages, 2 illustrations, introduction by John Gregory. Collected articles and stories contributed to the Co-operative Home Magazine and the Sunday Times. Limited to 500 copies.. Very Good.

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Book number: 22045

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: Henry Williamson Henry Williamson Suffolk Suffolk Farming Farming

Williamson, Henry

The labouring life.

Jonathan Cape, 1932. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in green cloth with gilt titles, cloth has minor rubbing at corners, pages a little browned at edges, neat inscription on front endpaper ('To Jack from Betty, May 29th 1932') and Henry Williamson has signed his name and drawn in a little arrow under the picture of himself on the frontispiece, otherwise no inscriptions. 492 pages, photo frontispiece, map endpapers. This is the trade edition, not the limited edition, and I wonder if Betty was a close friend or relation - unusual to find Henry signing when there was no financial motive!. Very Good with no dust jacket.

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Book number: 47252

Catalogue: Countryside

Keywords: Signed book Devon Croyde Georgeham