Rural Portraits: Scottish Native Farm Animals, Characters and Landscapes
Language: English
Published by Langford Press, 2003
- Hardcover
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12.5" x 9.5". xi, 180 pp. "A journey around Scotland encompassing every breed of Scottish native farm animal.Accompanied by Keith Brockie's breathtaking illustrations." Signed by Brockie on the title page. Includes the order sheet for ltd. ed. prints. Green cloth with gold spine titles. Bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear, small closed tear and crease at top corner of front panel. This book weighs 1.6 kg, extra postage may be requested.
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- Title
- Rural Portraits: Scottish Native Farm Animals, Characters and Landscapes
- Author
- Pullar, Polly
- Publisher
- Langford Press
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed by Illustrator(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1904078060
- ISBN 13
- 9781904078067
- Illustrator
- Brockie, Keith
- Seller catalogs
- Art
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From the Author
Hampered by the dread disease Foot and Mouth,this book took us longer to complete than we wished. It was always my aim to record this vital part of Scotland's rural life in an accesible volume that would appeal to a wide audience.
From Shetland in the north, to deepest Galloway in the far south west and places such as the Hebrides and Luing inbetween, we travelled all over Scotland to try to capture its people, places and unsurpassed landscapes. The chapters of this book evolved through the meetings with the wonderful characters, who gave generously of the their time and imparted to me their wonderfully unique tales.
With renowned international artist, Keith Brockie as the book's illustrator, the aim was to capture the real esence and flavour of Scotland and its rural life, as it is today.
Radical changes in rural life have, and are driving out the very people who are the life blood of the Scottish countryside. My aim was to make this a book that told their story and that would quite simply provide a unique record of their way of life before it was too late.
Perhaps few realise that many of Scotland's stunning farm animals are in fact rare or endagered. It is frightening to think that were it not for their dedicated followers - most, if not all would be lost for ever.
Scotland is one of the most beautifully diverse countries in the world, and its hardy breeds of native farm animals are a vital part of our heritate - I hope that Rural Portraits is a book that clearly puts this message across. Humour is a vital ingredient to today's pressured life- I hope most of all that this comes to the fore throughout the book. Certainly, Keith Brockie's illustrations are simply unsurpassed
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