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H.E. Bates was born in Rushden, Northamptonshire, where he spent his childhood wandering the footpaths of the surrounding countryside, often at night. After leaving school he worked as a reporter and a clerk in a shoe factory, where he wrote his first two novels between shifts. In 1931 he married Marjorie (Madge) Cox and they made their home in an old granary in Little Chart, Kent. Commissioned into the RAF to write short stories during the Second World War, he published under the pseudonym 'Flying Officer X'. Described by Graham Greene as Britain's successor to Chekhov, he wrote over a hundred novels and collections of short stories and was appointed CBE in 1973. Further success came posthumously with the adaptation for television of My Uncle Silas, Love for Lydia and The Darling Buds of May.
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Partington, Peter (illustrator). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001865819
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Partington, Peter (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0575038853I4N00
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Partington, Peter (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0575038853I3N00
Seller: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Partington, Peter (illustrator). Down The River This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9780575038851
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Seller: Bahamut Media, Reading, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Partington, Peter (illustrator). This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780575038851
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Seller: Inquiring Minds, Saugerties, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Partington, Peter (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 581558
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Condition: new. Partington, Peter (illustrator). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). (1937) 1987 new edition. 4to (193 x 252mm). Pp152. Newly illustrated in colour by Peter Partington, pictorial end-papers. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Boards rather stained o/w very good in presentable dust-wrapper. "Down the River is real England, the England of field and wood and riverbank, of well-loved bird and beast, of trees and flowers and ancient lore, of human people, their lives and their laughter." A review of the first edition, in the Observer newspaper, 1937. H.E. Bates describes "the Ouse and the Nene, rivers which run parallel courses through Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire and The Fens, and so to sea. It is at once a particular landscape, with precise geographical points of reference, and an archetypal one, ageless and eternal." Chapters include; the twin rivers; a boy's brook; the first river; fish and fishermen; the flood; the frost; the second river; water flowers and water creatures; flowers of childhood; the water-mill; the lace-makers; otters and men; the rivers of England; down to the sea. This new edition contains a great many specially commissioned colour and b/w sketches of the locations described, by Peter Partington. A very nice book. . Seller Inventory # 29166
Seller: Randall's Books, Cathedral City, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Partington, Peter (illustrator). Victor Gollancz, London, 1987. Hardcover, 152 pp. With illustrations by Peter Partington. First published in 1937, this is a newly illustrated edition. Near fine in a very good, slightly rubbed dust jacket with one short closed tear at head of spine. Price intact on jacket flap. Jacket in a new mylar sleeve. Seller Inventory # ABE-1523385430423
Seller: Greener Books, London, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. Partington, Peter (illustrator). **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. Seller Inventory # 2791234
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Seller: Greener Books, London, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Partington, Peter (illustrator). **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. Seller Inventory # mon0002030208
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