A Countryman's Year

Jenkins, Alan C.

ISBN 10: 0906671175 / ISBN 13: 9780906671177

Published by Webb & Bower (Publishers) Limited, Exeter, 1980

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A hardback book with both book and jacket in very good, dated 1980. The countryman's year from January to December. First Edition, dated 1980. Seller Inventory # 028432

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Countryman's Year

Publisher: Webb & Bower (Publishers) Limited, Exeter

Publication Date: 1980

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Peter Barrett

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition

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Synopsis:

The sights and sounds of the countryman's year as it follows its age-old pattern from Wolf month (January) to Yule (December) are sensitively woven into a colourful tapestry of seasonal happenings by Alan Jenkins. This personal pastiche ranges from natural history - with all its myriad forms of flora and fauna from the wild daffodil to the stricken elm and from the tiny shrew to the majestic red deer stag - to farming - with its annual round of ploughing, lambing, sheepshearing and harvesting. The sports which play a part in the countryman's year are not forgotten; hunting, shooting, fishing and falconry, all have their place here. The characteristic events of the country year are described month by month. Peter Barrett's dramatic paintings, which introduce each month, bring out the essence of the British countryside in all its varying moods.