The Countryside Companion

Great Britain: Hutchinson/Webb & Bower, 1979. Hardback. First Edition. Small mark to top edge. From the Pennines in winter to the Vale of Evesham at blossom time, from the misty Mountains of Mourne in June to hay harvest in the South of England, the breathtaking beauty of Britain's richly diverse landscapee as it changes month by month has been unforgettably captured in this magnificent book by the author and broadcaster Wynford Vaughan-Thomas. Here is the country of Constable and Turner, of Wordsworth and Tennyson, of hop-pickers, harvesters and craftsmen, illuminated as never before in a world of classic elegance and charm. From the originators of the million-selling Country Dairy of an Edwardian Lady comes this season-by-season exploration of the British Isles. In superb photographs, both colour and black-and-white, in poetry and in vivid personal commentary, here is a memorable celebration of the countryside in all its many moods. Illustrated. 224 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback.