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by A.G. Street

1949. No Edition Remarks. 181 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with silver lettering. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. End-papers are more notably foxed. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Patchy sunning to spine and board edges.

181 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1949

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.