Landmarks

by A.G. Street

1950. Reprinted. 181 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards. Denys Watkins-Pitchford (illus). Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Boards are bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with tears and creasing.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1950

About the author

Arthur George Street who wrote under the name of A.G. Street, was an English farmer, writer and broadcaster. His books were published by the literary publishing house of Faber and Faber. His best-known book was Farmer's Glory, describing his time in Canada and how he returned to Wiltshire.

The son of a Wiltshire tenant farmer, Street was born at Ditchampton Farm, Wilton, Wiltshire, near Salisbury, where he eventually took over the tenancy. He was educated at Dauntsey's School, where agriculture was part of the curriculum, and left school in 1907 at the age of sixteen. He then spent some years learning farming from his father.