Short Brandon (91 results)

Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:9780582492455.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG. xx+444pp, 47 b/w illustrations, 31 text figs, index, spine a little creased, edges a little worn, a fair copy. Publisher's Regional History of England series. A history of the last 1000 years in Surrey, West & East Sussex, & Kent. 750 grams.

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Paperback. Condition: New. 'Theirs was a pre-urban world in the glow of its last sunset, without a care or doubt, in which it seemed as if nothing could ever come to harm. Here was their version of that ideal world that has haunted the dreamer, rebel and pastoral poet for centuries.'Between 1850 and 1939 such well-known writers as Rudyard Kipling, Virginia Woolf and Richard Jefferies came to Sussex, a county already home to the likes of Wilfrid Blunt, Hilaire Belloc and others. The result was an explosion of literary creativity which rejected modernity and the London scene, and instead developed writing imbued with a sense of nature and landscape.In this, his last book, Peter Brandon (1927-2011) has drawn on his vast knowledge of the Sussex landscape to show how such writers, seeking a foil to London, were inspired by their surroundings and found peace and a tranquillity which existed in few other places.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. A Regional History of England series. Slightly marked jacket is sunned on spine, with a little light shelfwear, and a nick on front lower edge. Page block is foxed. Content is clear, and pages are clean and sound. TS. Used.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A groundbreaking work, demonstrating the links between writers and landscapes in an age of urbanisation and conflict, 1850-1939. The Sussex landscape is here celebrated by writers and poets, both famous and lesser-known, as we trace their search for rural peace and beauty in the tumultuous years 1850 to 1939. For the first time we trace the corpus of Sussex writing which was connected to those wider events but was equally a hymn of praise to rural Sussex, seen as nourishing, sympathetic and, for some, a retreat from the stresses of burgeoning city life or the horrors of mechanised warfare. We meet Wilfred Blunt and learn of his love for his Wealden countryside; we encounter the complex Hilaire Belloc; the acute observations of Richard Jefferies and Rudyard Kipling; and the modernity of Virginia Woolf. Lesser-known writers are included too, such as Charles Dalmon or Dr Habberton Lulham, who loved spending time with the downland shepherds or with travelling folk among the byways of the county. AUTHOR: The late Peter Brandon was a prolific author of books about Sussex, and a knowledgeable and inspirational speaker. He inspired many landscape geographers and historians, residents and visitors with his natural enthusiasm for his beloved Sussex countryside. He was vice-president of the Sussex branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England and of the Sussex Archaeological Society, and president of the South Downs Society. 64 colour, 35 b/w illustrations A groundbreaking work, demonstrating the links between writers and landscapes in an age of urbanisation and conflict, 1850-1939 Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Faux leather, dj, F/F. xx+444pp, 47 b/w illustrations, 31 text figs, index, a fine copy. Publisher's Regional History of England series. A history of the last 1000 years in Surrey, West & East Sussex, & Kent. 900 grams.

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Paperback. Condition: New. 'Theirs was a pre-urban world in the glow of its last sunset, without a care or doubt, in which it seemed as if nothing could ever come to harm. Here was their version of that ideal world that has haunted the dreamer, rebel and pastoral poet for centuries.'Between 1850 and 1939 such well-known writers as Rudyard Kipling, Virginia Woolf and Richard Jefferies came to Sussex, a county already home to the likes of Wilfrid Blunt, Hilaire Belloc and others. The result was an explosion of literary creativity which rejected modernity and the London scene, and instead developed writing imbued with a sense of nature and landscape.In this, his last book, Peter Brandon (1927-2011) has drawn on his vast knowledge of the Sussex landscape to show how such writers, seeking a foil to London, were inspired by their surroundings and found peace and a tranquillity which existed in few other places.

paperback, large 8vo, xx,444pp, illustrated, clean and tight, no inscriptions, corners slightly rubbed, Very Good condition. ISBN: 0582492459.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hard covers in bright condition with a very good dust jacket Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Longman, 1990. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, xix,444pp, illust. D/j slightly bumped and faded. A fair copy. 0582492467/0.9uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Photo's & Drawings (illustrator). First Paperback Edition. black titles spine; N.B. - this book is for sale only with it's companion volume -"South-East to AD 1000" (the books are priced individually); one of the 'A Regional History of England' series; front cover illust. shows oasthouses at Sissinghurst, Kent; illustrated throughout with maps, diagrams and half-tones; "In this volume, Peter Brandon and Brian Short examine the history of the people who have lived in the South East of England - in practice the modem counties of Surrey, Kent, East and West Sussex and Greater London south of the Thames - from late Anglo-Saxon times to the present. Although London itself is not given separate treatment in this series, its growing influence on settlement, transport, economy and society in even the most distant comets of the South East is, inevitably, one of the major features of the book. The authors have two principal concerns: to describe the development of the community across this thousand-year span; and to examine the changes to the physical setting in which it takes place. Landscape and society are thus given equal emphasis throughout. The authors pay due attention to the great historical events that have had an impact on the region - wars, plagues, technological change and socio-cultural trends amongst them - but they are also at pains to stress the underlying continuity of rural and urban life. As well as .exploring the interaction of economic, social and landscape history, Peter Brandon and Brian Short also acknowledge the cultural dimension of the ordinary lives they are describing: they show how people themselves became increasingly aware of their environment, and how the landscape has in its turn influenced the art and literature of those who live within it. But the picture is not one of unclouded progress. The authors identify the South East today as one of the problem regions of the developed world, with dense settlement, severe competition for land, and the accelerating erosion of what countryside remains. One of the strongest features of this admirable book is the attention it gives to explaining such contemporary problems through an understanding of their historical origins. The authors move with equal confidence from remote hamlets in the Sussex Downs to the crowded tenements of Lambeth, from prosperous market towns like Ashford, Guildford and Tonbridge to the avenues, crescents and closes of South London's suburbia. All have made their distinctive contribution to the South East as it is today, and all find their appropriate place in this splendidly readable survey."; including index & bibliography - 444 pages. N.B. together these two books, with protective wrapping, weigh well above the 1kg. standard quoted rate for post & packing so extra shipping charges will be requested. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Photo's & Drawings. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Surrey, Kent, East and West Sussex and Greater London south of the Thames; Geography & Landscape; South-East England; United States; Medieval 10th to 15thc; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0582492459. ISBN/EAN: 9780582492455. Inventory No: HST00060.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 320 pages. 9.21x6.14x1.73 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's original black hardcover cloth with silver title lettering to spine,in a Fine Dust-Jacket,which has no chips or tears to outer edges of the dust-jacket.Price clipped and this copy has No previous inscriptions present.Nice firm binding with no hinge weakness and their is no leaning or rolling to spine.This is a very clean copy internally with maps,list of publisher's acknowledgements,index etc.This is a strong Academic work on The South East.Rare Title,8vo 444pp First Edition 1st Impression.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A small closed tear at bottom of front panel of jacket has been neatly repaired with clear tape. The peach background colour of the jacket is lightly faded over the spine (lettering and design remain distinct). Includes bibliography and index. 444pp. Book.