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The countryside, country life
Paperback. This anthology of poetry which celebrates fields, compiled by Common Ground, forms part of Common Groundas campaign to encourage greater awareness and celebration of the field a commonplace but much undervalued part of our countryside which demonstrates the relationship between nature and culture over thousands of years. Editor(s): King, Angela; Clifford, Susan. Series: Trees, Rivers and Fields. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; RNA; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Green Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870098731
- ISBN
- 9781870098731
€ 10.99€ 10.19
€ 10.99
€ 10.19
Hardcover. In 2001, Adam Henson was chosen from 3,500 applicants to become a presenter on Countryfile. Adam's agricultural knowledge and open manner soon made him a popular figure and in 2009, he began to present a weekly report from his own farm in the Cotswolds. This is an account of the drama, emotion and sheer hard work that is life on Adam's Farm. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; TV; WND; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- BBC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849900706
- ISBN
- 9781849900706
€ 24.99€ 18.22
€ 24.99
€ 18.22
Paperback. Captures the character of rural life before modern agriculture altered the landscape and changed forever they way we eat and live. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, B/w line drawings and colour lithographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 3JJG; TV; WND; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 70th Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956254528
- ISBN
- 9780956254528
€ 15.99€ 12.68
€ 15.99
€ 12.68
Paperback. Offers health tips, kitchen tricks, gardening know-how, and even predicting the weather. Helping to discover that it's never too late to learn from experience, this work presents a variety of traditional sayings, superstitions and axioms and explains whether, and why, they still work. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432. 8vo.Nice copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- David & Charles
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- SKU
- KEX0299750
- ISBN
- 9780715327760
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Hardcover-spiral. Series: Calvendo Places. Num Pages: 14 pages, 14 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 311 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Calvendo Verlag GmbH
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781325201433
- ISBN
- 9781325201433
€ 20.99€ 20.80
€ 20.99
€ 20.80
Hardcover. Presents an account of life in the country. This book deals with Rosie who finds recovery in the rhythms of the seasons and the complex patterns of the natural world. It talks about Rosie who reflects deeply on the intimate relationship with nature and, ultimately, its power to heal. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 504. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has some wear and discolouring to edges but remains very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KOC0013402
- ISBN
- 9780747588979
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; TVS; WND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Particular Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141982281
- ISBN
- 9780141982281
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. A celebration of the English countryside that focuses on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. It also presents an eclectic variety of personal icons, from pub signs to seaside piers, from cattle grids to canal boats, and from village cricket to nimbies. Num Pages: 368 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: WND; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784161965
- ISBN
- 9781784161965
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHJ; AJC; FZC; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509809790
- ISBN
- 9781509809790
€ 33.99€ 25.49
€ 33.99
€ 25.49
Paperback. In 2001 the author moved to Claxton, a small village in Norfolk. In a series of daily writings spanning the course of a year he explores his relationship to the landscape he lives in, to nature and to all the living things around him. This book is a celebration of the wonder that lies in our everyday experience. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; WNC; WND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593478
- ISBN
- 9780099593478
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Navigating family tensions and the trials of growing up, the author describes the close-knit community of North Yorkshire and his family's place within it: the shepherd probing the head-high snowdrifts for his flock; the pub landlord obsessed with military uniforms; and the village doctor lost in his love for the purple moorland. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0007674
- ISBN
- 9780099542353
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. Set in the south of England, this book captures the soft-handed, city-dweller's naivety and wonder both at the workings of nature and the toughness of life on a farm. It contains sections on whatever happens to take the author's fancy and inspire his thoughtful curiosity. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099529484
- ISBN
- 9780099529484
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 38 colour illustrations, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: RN; VSZ; WMQF; WMQN; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 39864th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603584616
- ISBN
- 9781603584616
€ 24.99€ 18.22
€ 24.99
€ 18.22
Paperback. In this passionate and poetic appreciation of the Great Wood of Caledon, Jim Crumley thoughtfully explores the past myths, present remnants and future prospects of the historic native forest of Highland Scotland. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; WND; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188. The Ancient Forest of Caledon. 208 pages, 16pp colour plates. In this passionate and poetic appreciation of the Great Wood of Caledon, Jim Crumley thoughtfully explores the past myths, present remnants and future prospects of the historic native forest of Highland Scotland. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; WND; WNP. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight: 188.
- Publisher
- Birlinn Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841589732
- ISBN
- 9781841589732
€ 13.99€ 12.79
€ 13.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. 'One Man and His Dog' meets James Herriot meets the Dog Listener Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; TVH; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Headline London
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755312351
- ISBN
- 9780755312351
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Mass Market Paperback. Is there anything quite so exhilarating as swimming in wild water? In this book, the author takes you on a swimming tour of Britain, giving you a frog's-eye view of the country's best bathing holes - the rivers, rock pools, lakes, ponds lochs and sea that define this watery island. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; WND; WSSC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 8. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872762
- ISBN
- 9781784872762
€ 5.90
€ 5.90
Paperback. For the last six years of his life, Roger Deakin kept notebooks in which he wrote his daily thoughts, impressions, feelings and observations about and around his home, Walnut Tree Farm. This title collects his writings, capturing his restless curiosity about nature and his impressions of our changing world. Editor(s): Blacker, Terence; Hastie, Alison. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; BM; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141039022
- ISBN
- 9780141039022
€ 13.99€ 10.46
€ 13.99
€ 10.46
Paperback. Four fields spread around the world: their grasses, their hedges, their birds, their skies, and their natural and human histories. Four real fields - walkable, mappable, man-made, mowable and knowable, but also secretive, mysterious, wild, contested and changing. This book tells the story of four green fields. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: WND; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 123 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099541370
- ISBN
- 9780099541370
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Back in the 1970s Eric and Ruth MacLeod took their two little girls, one cat, and an old caravan into the wild Highlands of Scotland while Eric rebuilt the old family croft. They remained for 18 years and this is their story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BM; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908737786
- ISBN
- 9781908737786
€ 10.99€ 10.22
€ 10.99
€ 10.22
Paperback. "First published in 1940 by J.M. Dent & Sons"--Title page verso. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; WND; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908213068
- ISBN
- 9781908213068
€ 15.99€ 12.68
€ 15.99
€ 12.68
Hardcover. A captivating nature memoir telling the story of Britain's Green Belt, our national obsession with the countryside, and the author's childhood. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; RGB; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Sceptre
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473625020
- ISBN
- 9781473625020
€ 20.99€ 16.50
€ 20.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Whenever rain falls, our countryside changes. Fields, farms, hills and hedgerows appear altered, the wildlife behaves differently, and over time the terrain itself is transformed. The author explores our relationship with the weather as she follows the course of four rain showers, in four seasons, across Wicken Fen, the Darent Valley and Dartmoor. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WND; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571328949
- ISBN
- 9780571328949
€ 10.99€ 10.22
€ 10.99
€ 10.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; HBJD1; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018972
- ISBN
- 9781903018972
€ 18.99€ 17.62
€ 18.99
€ 17.62
Paperback. In the 1940s and '50s, Joe, the son of stage and film star Leslie Henson, chose a completely different path, alien to his thespian parents and decided to pursue a career as a farmer. In this book, he reveals the family traits, childhood experiences and farming wisdom which have made him the man he is today. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGA; TV; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 241.
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785940729
- ISBN
- 9781785940729
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09