farming /shepherd / sheep herding / Chilterns Galloway Cotswolds
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Walk Soft in the Fold -by David B Nixon -SIGNED ( traditional [pre-mechanized] farming /shepherd / sheep herding / The Chilterns / The Cotswolds / Galloway) Edit this item
By: Nixon, David B (signed) ............................................... Edition: First Edition
ISBN Number: 0701122161
ISBN-13: 9780701122164
Illustrator: Thomas Brown Cover Art, Illustrations By Mary Williams
Location Published: London, England, London, UK: Chatto & Windus, 1977, 1st Edition, First Printing .......................................... ------------hardcover, a Near Fine example, a tight clean square copy, in a Very Good+ dustjacket with a sticket pull on the price on the front flap, signed without inscription by the author, 235 pages, b&w illustrations, ---from the front flap: a memorable portrait of the old shepherd and writes of the last, golden days before farming was transformed by machines. At Cold Harbour Farm the fifteen year old Davey, who was not used to country life, learned about the land and the livestock from men whose fathers before them, had been farmers. From Edgar Kirby he learned to be a shepherd. taciturn, unsentimental, but wise in natural lore, believing for each task there were only two ways: a right way and a wrong way. ---Here simply and vividly recalled is life as it was on farms in the Chilterns, the Cotswolds and galloway. WALK SOFT in the FOLD records a part of that which is lost", ............... ///Local ( Burlington Ont ) pick up available, otherwise we ship via the post office 5 times a week, if shipping I need the postal code if in Canada, or the country destination, we accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, paypal, e-transfer from Canadian banks, GST will be added to Canadian orders .................................................. We are full time booksellers ///LeonardShoup(dot)com/// We have over 500 books listings on kijiji (with another 4000+ available) so please browse our other listings or inquire about availability of our other material.