Notes from a Small Island

Bill Bryson

ISBN 10: 0385600739 / ISBN 13: 9780385600736

Published by Doubleday, 1999

About this Item

5 1/2 x 8 inches. 350 pages. 1st printing of this special edition published in 1999, with complete number line on copyright page. Condition is Very Good; Exterior excel;lent, previous owner's name on ffep, text is very clean, binding is tight. STK. Seller Inventory # 18994

Bibliographic Details

Title: Notes from a Small Island

Publisher: Doubleday

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the USA. Before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, he took one last trip around the UK, and in this book, he turns an affectionate but laconic eye on his adopted country.

From the Back Cover:

After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while. But before leaving his much-loved Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around old Blighty, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had for so long been his home. The resulting book was a eulogy to the country that produced Marmite, George Formby, by-elections, milky tea, place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells, Gardeners' Question Time and people who say 'Mustn't grumble.' Britain would never seem the same again.

Since it was first published in 1995, Notes from a Small Island has never been far from the top of the bestseller lists, and has sold over one and a half million copies. This special hardcover edition is published to mark the book's unique place in the hearts of readers around the world and to celebrate Bill Bryson's standing as the best-loved travel writer and humorist of our day.