Humus and the Farmer by Friend Sykes (2 results)

Condition: Good. 1948. Third impression. 298 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs. Two good-conditioned fold-out colour maps at rear, showing the Chantry Estate near Newbury. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Boards are slightly bowed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1951. A generally very well-presented copy, with some mild spotting and thumbing around the outer page edges, map at rear has a small repair with conservation tape to prevent tearing, but otherwise internally clean with no major creases or wear. Covers firm and secure with gilt titles bright, only minor bumps at the ends of the spine from normal handling and shelving. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 155 x 225 mm. 298. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Farming & Rural Life; Britain/UK; 1950s; Inventory No: 46896.