Long Barn Books
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LANTERNS ACROSS THE SNOW
Written by Susan Hill.
Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830961
Published by Long Barn Books.
1st thus
1998.
Nearly fine condition.
A beautifully descriptive recollection of a child's Christmas at a country rectory; her final Christmas before her life alters forever. The story begins with an old lady watching the snow start to fall on Christmas Eve, and she remembers. She's the only one left who remembers. Purple cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Purple and white decorated endpapers. B/w wood engraving illustrations. 70 pages. ISBN: 1902421019. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Boards clean and bright. Minor corner crease to a couple of pages else a lovely copy contained in publisher's red card slipcase with very light wear.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHRISTMAS
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
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THE MAGIC APPLE TREE: A COUNTRY YEAR
Written by Susan Hill.
Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830955
Published by Long Barn Books.
1st thus
1997.
Nearly fine condition.
The Magic Apple Tree is Susan Hill’s memoir of her life in the Fen country of England where she and her husband bought a cottage in the village of Barley. She tells of their life in an old cottage, of finding logs for the fire, fighting the clay soil and insects and weather in the garden, raising chickens, watching the birds and local wildlife, participating in the community life in the village, cooking in each season, going for walks with her dog through the local countryside, and of the magic apple tree, a tree growing in their back garden which gives them new views and comforts throughout each season. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front board. B/w headers and footers and full page b/w chapter illustrations. 198 pages. ISBN: 0952828537. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. A lovely copy contained in publisher's card slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- COUNTRYSIDE
- BIOGRAPHY
- ILLUSTRATED