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Curious Observations: A Country Miscellany (Country Life)
Country Life Magazine
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Description for Curious Observations: A Country Miscellany (Country Life)
Hardcover. Aquirky, charming and surprising collection from the pages of Country Lifemagazine Series: Country Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, B-w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WJ; WK; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
'Not a cosy series of reminiscences but a slice of bygone reality. This delightful collection of country curiosities shows rural life in the raw a hundred or more years ago. Hugely enjoyable, a real eye-opener and surprisingly useful!' Alan Titchmarsh
A perfectly formed and beautifully presented collection of titbits from the ever-surprising pages of Country Life. Flitting from observations on cheese rolling in Gloucestershire to smuggling silk in Sussex, from Shakespeare's Avon to the vanishing sign language of country tramps ... and all by way of a charming rumination on the origins of the simnel cake. Within these ... Read more
'Not a cosy series of reminiscences but a slice of bygone reality. This delightful collection of country curiosities shows rural life in the raw a hundred or more years ago. Hugely enjoyable, a real eye-opener and surprisingly useful!' Alan Titchmarsh
A perfectly formed and beautifully presented collection of titbits from the ever-surprising pages of Country Life. Flitting from observations on cheese rolling in Gloucestershire to smuggling silk in Sussex, from Shakespeare's Avon to the vanishing sign language of country tramps ... and all by way of a charming rumination on the origins of the simnel cake. Within these ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Country Life
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857203601
SKU
V9780857203601
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-2
About Country Life Magazine
Country Life magazine has set the standard for the illustrated periodical since its birth in 1897. World-renowned for the quality of its writing and the comprehensiveness of its archive, it has charted, with charm and humour, all aspects of rural life in Britain. For the first time, its entire archive has been made available, and the selections in this series ... Read more
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