A KEEPER'S COUNTRY. By J.K. Stanford. Illustrated by P.N. Stewart.
1968 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp222. B/w illustrations by P.N.Stewart. Pale green boards, spine titled in black.
The life-story of Alfred Blowers, gamekeeper. Growing up in the last years of Victoria's reign, Blower learns his trade in Suffolk, before being called up to the First World War and subsequently volunteering for the Second World War, and then ending up in the Highlands, in turn on a grouse shoot and then a deer estate. A detailed chronicle of the immense changes which took place in the period in rural Britain, much obviously taken directly from the author's own experiences.
The life-story of Alfred Blowers, gamekeeper. Growing up in the last years of Victoria's reign, Blower learns his trade in Suffolk, before being called up to the First World War and subsequently volunteering for the Second World War, and then ending up in the Highlands, in turn on a grouse shoot and then a deer estate. A detailed chronicle of the immense changes which took place in the period in rural Britain, much obviously taken directly from the author's own experiences.
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44174
| Author | Stanford (John Keith). (1892-1971). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 44174 |
| ISBN | 0854930078 / 0854930078. |
| Book Description | Marks to front end-paper else very good in frayed dust-wrapper. Bookplate to front paste-down. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1968 |
| Publisher | H.F. and G. Witherby. |
| Place | London. |