By R. M. Lockley
London   H. F. & G. Witherby, Ltd.
8.5" by 5.5" 144pp.
A smart illustrated work on the lonely Welsh island of Skokholm, with the original price-clipped dustwrapper.
By R. M. Lockley

1945 Dream Island Days: A Record of the Simple Life

London   H. F. & G. Witherby, Ltd.
8.5" by 5.5" 144pp.
A smart illustrated work on the lonely Welsh island of Skokholm, with the original price-clipped dustwrapper.
£55.00
: 0.75kgs / : 867T35

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Description

Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

First published in one volume in 1943. Third impression, 1945. Illustrated with frontispiece, seven plates, one map, and many in-text sketches. Collated complete. The story of years spent on the Welsh island of Skokholm, rebuilding and remaking the house and farm, with tales of fishing, shepherding, sailing, and bird-watching. Written by Ronald Mathias Lockley, a Welsh ornithologist and naturalist writer. Illustrated by Doris Lockley, a Welsh artist.

Condition

In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine. original price-clipped dust wrapper is smart with light chipping to the extremities and the odd small closed tear. Minor loss to the tail of the spine. Sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout.

Very Good

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