THE COUNTRYMAN'S WEEK-END BOOK. By Eric Parker.
1946 1st edition. Small 8vo (128 x 190mm). Pp416. Illustrated with over 100 drawings by Beryl Irving, end-paper drawings. Two-tone tan over light green cloth, paper spine label.
A nostalgic ramble through pre-war country life, viewed through the prism of a well-padded wallet. Building your own country house (with servants' hall), gardens and gardening, orchards, birds, bird tables and bird song, building a bird sanctuary, all about dogs, natural history of many common animals, ponds, thatching, bee keeping and other crafts, record weights of fish and birds, athletic sports records, sportsman's and domestic law, 'a countryman's library' (lists of fishing, shooting, farming, gardening, golf and cricket books), and an anthology of suitably chosen pieces of writing.
A nostalgic ramble through pre-war country life, viewed through the prism of a well-padded wallet. Building your own country house (with servants' hall), gardens and gardening, orchards, birds, bird tables and bird song, building a bird sanctuary, all about dogs, natural history of many common animals, ponds, thatching, bee keeping and other crafts, record weights of fish and birds, athletic sports records, sportsman's and domestic law, 'a countryman's library' (lists of fishing, shooting, farming, gardening, golf and cricket books), and an anthology of suitably chosen pieces of writing.
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Book Code
59743
| Author | Parker (Eric). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 59743 |
| ISBN | B0007K8B0Y. |
| Book Description | Slightly used and faded, but good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1946 |
| Publisher | Seeley Service and Co. |
| Place | London. |