ITCHEN MEMORIES. By G.E.M. Skues. First edition.
1951 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w woodcut illustrations by Alex Jardine, pictorial end-papers. Green cloth, gilt spine titles.
"It concerns just one, specific, length of this lovely chalk stream. The watery maze of carriers, ditches and drains which criss-cross Winchester's northern water-meadows, for centuries known as Abbots Barton, is the sole setting for the stories which follow. It is a final and cherished selection of memories and meanderings of fifty-seven long seasons..." (from Roy Darlington's Introduction to the 1999 edition). With introductory material by the author's brother, C.A.M. Skues, and by the illustrator, Alex Jardine.
"It concerns just one, specific, length of this lovely chalk stream. The watery maze of carriers, ditches and drains which criss-cross Winchester's northern water-meadows, for centuries known as Abbots Barton, is the sole setting for the stories which follow. It is a final and cherished selection of memories and meanderings of fifty-seven long seasons..." (from Roy Darlington's Introduction to the 1999 edition). With introductory material by the author's brother, C.A.M. Skues, and by the illustrator, Alex Jardine.
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7829
| Author | Skues (George Edward MacKenzie). (1858-1949). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 7829 |
| ISBN | B001AVWPSS. |
| Book Description | Slightly faded but good in poor dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1951 |
| Publisher | Herbert Jenkins. |
| Place | London. |