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A Farmer*s Year (The Cresset Library)
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Cresset Library, London, 1987
ISBN 10: 0091708419
ISBN 13: 9780091708412
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Seller: Ed Buryn Books, Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.
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The author*s month-by-month diary of 1898, describing the people and countryside of a rural community. Solid clean tight copy. Scarce book. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, 489 pp, index, appendix. VeryGood unmarked contents, no spine creases, Trade Paperback in color illus wraps. No edition stated, assumed 1st printing. Seller Inventory # 23972
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A Farmer's Year: Being His Commonplace Book for 1898
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. H. Rider Haggard (1856 1925) is best known as the successful writer of adventure stories with exotic backgrounds such as King Solomon's Mines and She. However, he also served on a number of royal commissions, and in managing his wife's Norfolk estate became a recognised expert on agricultural matters. A Farmer's Year is his diary for 1898, recounting the work of the farm, month by month, together with observations on rural life and the state of agriculture in general, which was suffering due to the population drift to the towns and competition from cheaper imported food. His descriptions of country life are beautifully written, with many illustrations: he clearly loves the land and is concerned for its future, but does not ignore the hardship faced by many farmers and their workers. The book is a fascinating mixture of anecdote and natural history, as well as depicting late Victorian agricultural methods. Seller Inventory # 00105088057
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A Farmer's Year: Being His Commonplace Book for 1898
Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Fair. H. Rider Haggard (1856 1925) is best known as the successful writer of adventure stories with exotic backgrounds such as King Solomon's Mines and She. However, he also served on a number of royal commissions, and in managing his wife's Norfolk estate became a recognised expert on agricultural matters. A Farmer's Year is his diary for 1898, recounting the work of the farm, month by month, together with observations on rural life and the state of agriculture in general, which was suffering due to the population drift to the towns and competition from cheaper imported food. His descriptions of country life are beautifully written, with many illustrations: he clearly loves the land and is concerned for its future, but does not ignore the hardship faced by many farmers and their workers. The book is a fascinating mixture of anecdote and natural history, as well as depicting late Victorian agricultural methods. Seller Inventory # CIN0091708419A
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A Farmer's Year: being his commonplace book for 1898
Published by
The Cresset Library, London, 1987
ISBN 10: 0091708419
ISBN 13: 9780091708412
Used
Soft cover
Seller: Rokewood Books, Rokewood, VIC, Australia
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. London: The Cresset Library, 1987. Soft Cover. 489 p. Good: some creases and wear to the covers, with small chipping to top and base of spine but clean and sound inside. Introduction by Ronald Blythe. Fascinating diary of the year 1898 on H. Rider Haggard's farm. It covers what he is doing agriculturally, but also the people around him, their lives and social conditions, in intensely descriptive language. It's an intriguing contrast between the dashing adventures of his books and the man absorbed in the details of country life. Seller Inventory # 000530
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A Farmer's Year: Being His Commonplace Book for 1898
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paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Seller Inventory # rev4798185879
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