Publicado por Images Publishing, 1995
ISBN 10: 1897817487 ISBN 13: 9781897817483
Librería: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
First Edition. 1995 1st edition with B&W illustrations; signed by E.P. on title page; dust jacket price-clipped; owners' label and book plate on front free endpaper; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG SIGNED hardback in VG dust jacket.
Publicado por Images Pub., Worcestershire, UK, 1995
Librería: Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st. ISBN: 1-897817-48-7. Indexed. Handsome! b/w photos, repros. fine, fine dj, black bds. Clean text. Tight. Giftworthy! 287 pgs. Book.
Publicado por Upton-Upon-Severn: Images Publishing First edition, 1995
ISBN 10: 1897817487 ISBN 13: 9781897817483
Librería: Geoffrey Jackson, Royal Wootton Bassett, WILTS, Reino Unido
8vo., 287 pages, b/w illustrations. index, original cloth gilt. A fine clean copy in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. This book tells the story of a remarkable journey into the past. Intrigued by the richness of her husband's family records, Eleanor Porter began a major search. She eventually traced the family down six centuries of England's history, discovering that almost all its members were farmers with strong church loyalties, and deeply rooted in the land. Eleanor's research was followed closely by historian and writer Mary Abbott, and eventually they began working together. The result is an engaging study that begins with the occasion of the 100th birthday of Eleanor Porter's father-in-law and takes us back to medieval times. Against the background of national and international events, the authors paint a more immediate picture of the history that actually shaped lives:the births, marriages and deaths, the rhythm of the farming year and the continuing concerns of crop and livestock husbandry. The Cotswolds epitomise the timeless beauty of rural England and the harmony that can be sustained between nature and man. Mary Abbott's keen eye for important minutiae and the wealth of information garnered by Eleanor Porter combine in a narrative of vivid colour and detail-a celebration of all that has made the Cotswolds what they are today. Chapters: A Note on Prices; Preface and Acknowledgements; Family Tree; Map of the Cotswolds; Introduction Part One-Reliving the Past 1. Manor Farm 2. The Cotswold Shepherd 3. Arable Farming 4. How the Labourer Lived Part Two-The Last Generation 5. Farming in the Great War 6. Family Life Part Three-Oxfordshire 7. The Squire 8. Promise and Disaster 9. Family, Church and Brethren Part Four-Gloucestershire 10. The Porters and the Wests 11. Cotswold Farming 1790-1813 12. Farmers who left Wills 13. Tenuous Links A Final Note; Sources and Suggested Further Reading; Index.
Publicado por Images Publishing, 1995
Librería: kellow books, Chipping norton, Reino Unido
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 288 pages A Journey of Discovery which traces the History of a Cotswold Farming Family back to the 14th Century, Book fine Jacket small tear on bottom edge ow near fine. Signed by Author(s).