Horsfall Postscript Amelia (1 results)
Adelina. or the Canal Memoirs of a Coal Washing Man
Horsfall, D. W. (David) with a postscript by Amelia Horsfall
Language: English
Published by The Canal Press and Shepperton Swan / Coal Publications Pty Ltd, Houghton, Tranvaal SA / Shepperton Middlesex 1981
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE 'This book is signed for Barbara Ward. Who, Margaret says, we must applaud. And that is just, for Mrs Oakes just tells the truth and never jokes!…All the best David Horsfall Sept 1981'. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly rubbed, not price clipped (no published price), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 141pp. An account of the restoration of his canal boat 'Adelina', and the restoration of the Basingstoke Canal itself, by coal engineer and canal enthusiast David Horsfall. Scarce signed. Jacket by Fleur Ferri (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
