LIBERTY and LIVELIHOOD: A PORTRAIT OF LIFE IN RURAL BRITAIN. Editors, Joanna Eede, William Mollett.

2003 1st edition. Large 4to (253 x 321mm). Ppii,166. Colour and b/w photographs throughout. Decorative gilt green boards.

This book "is a unique portrait of life in rural Britain seen through the eyes of over 150 photographers and contributors who are passionate about the countryside". Written to commemorate the Liberty and Livelihood march of 2002, this book contains dozens of articles on all aspects of the life of the countryside by a wide range of authors, mostly well known names. Contributions from Simon Schama, Roger Scruton, Libby Purves, Johnny Scott, Ian Botham, Edward Fox, Ivan Massow, Daisy Waugh, Max Hastings, Zac Goldsmith, Edward Enfield, Anthony Beevor, Ranulph Fiennes, Frederick Forsyth, Jeanette Winterson, Clarissa Dixon-Wright, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Hundreds of excellent photographs.