208 pages with 15 illustrations and 61 line drawings in the text
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'... a comprehensive and competent study of all aspects of thatching,' Country Life - 'Even a cursory glance at the photographs ... reveals the serene beauty of thatched buildings ... reinforced by the informative narrative.' Ideal Home - 'A charming and informative read for lovers of the countryside.' Manchester Evening News
Michael Billett was born in Dorset and after several years spent in London and travelling widely, has returned to live there permanently. He wrote the book whilst living in a restored eighteenth-century thatched house in the heart of the Dorset countryside with his wife and two daughters. He is the author of Thatched Buildings of Dorset and The History of English Country Sports (both published by Hale)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Includes 31*b/w photographs and 91*drawings within the text. 208pp. Blue cloth boards. Spine a little sunned. Seller Inventory # A5282
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Delightful book about thatched buildings. 5 chapters on thatch materials, craft of thatching, development of thatching thatchers and living in a thatched building. 5 chapters covering thatched buildings in England [by grouped counties]/Illustrated with many black and white photographs and many line drawings. 208pp inc index 22cm x 14cm Very Good text and illustrations.Ex-library book[stamps and marks on fep,bep, sellotape marks inside front cover and on boards]. Seller Inventory # 004537
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Firmly bound and carefully read. Both book & unclipped jacket are in VG clean condition but the lettering on the spine of the jacket is faded (still legible), Bo inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated in b/w with drawings/diagrams & some photos. Seller Inventory # 032489
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Seller: Salsus Books (P.B.F.A.), Kidderminster, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 208pp hardback, blue boards gilt in wrapper, illustrated, neat ownership signature few signs of use. Seller Inventory # 068300
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Seller: Simply Read Books, Boat Of Garten, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1979 Robert Hale first edition hardback; good+ ex-library copy, plate removed from fep, usual stamps; with good unclipped dj in protective sleeve; UK dealer, immediate dispatch. Seller Inventory # 33W3e
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. B/w photos. Foxing/brown marks to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Wrapper is price-cut with some foxing to flaps; faded to spine, with edge-creasing. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! Seller Inventory # 2116989
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