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1	Rural rides more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist Travelling on horseback through southern England in the early 19th century, William Cobbett provides evocative and accurate descriptions of the countryside, colourful accounts of his encounters with labourers, and indignant outbursts at the encroaching cities and the sufferings of the exploited poor. Ian Dyck's new edition places these lively ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Peter Porcupine in America more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist Peter Porcupine was the pseudonym for the Englishman William Cobbett, the most widely read pamphleteer and journalist in the early American republic. In this book David A. Wilson brings together seven of Cobbett's major American pamphlets with extracts from his newspaper writing and provides an introduction that locates him in the political and ... see all copies from $5.42! new only from $8.50! \| first editions
3	Cottage economy more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist A son of humble circumstance (his father was an innkeeper), a champion of the working class, and an early anti-corporate activist, William Cobbett was most vociferous in his ideas about what makes for a happy and productive peasant. In this 1821 classic of self-reliance and the efficient usage and management of the small farm, Corbett shares his ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $14.63! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Advice to Young Men & to Young Women, in the Middle & Higher Ranks of Life more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist see all copies from $8.00! new only from $47.87! \| first editions
5	A Grammar of the English Language more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist William Cobbett (1763-1835), author of Rural Rides, is (in the words of G. K. Chesterton) 'the noblest English example of the noble calling of the agitator'. A champion of the poor who had taught himself to read and write, his radicalism brought him into conflict with the authorities on many occasions, but he reserved a special kind of venom for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.55! \| first editions
6	Advice to Young Men more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist In the passage which I have just quoted from chap. xxxi. of ECCLESIASTICUS, it is said, that 'wine, measurably taken, and in season, ' is a proper thing. This, and other such passages of the Old Testament, have given a handle to drunkards, and to extravagant people, to insist, that God intended that wine should be commonly drunk. No doubt of that. ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $11.44! \| SVS
7	Cobbett's cyclopedic survey of chamber music more books like this by Walter Willson Cobbett (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $23.43! new only from $71.29! \| first editions
8	The English gardener more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist A fifth title in the BLOOMSBURY GARDENING CLASSICS series. This is a new edition of the text originally published in 1829, and includes an introduction by Peter king which throws light on the history of gardening, and contains reference sections on growing fruit, vegetables and flowers today. see all copies from $3.90! new only from $12.74! \| first editions
9	Cobbett's Tour in Scotland more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist William Cobbett, author of Rural Rides, published three years earlier, journeys north and finds, among others,Dunbar: ' a little sea-port apparently made for the express purpose of robbing Scotland of all its produce.';Edinburgh: 'the finest city I ever saw in my life';Glasgow: 'a city of the greatest beauty', with 'the finest, most convenient, ... see all copies from $6.28! new only from $9.50! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine,: With Other Records of His Early Career in England & America more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist see all copies from $6.00! first editions
11	A History of the Protestant Reformation in England & Ireland more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist see all copies from $8.00! new only from $18.90! \| first editions
12	Cobbett's England: a selection from the writings of William Cobbett more books like this by William Cobbett, John W. Derry, England) Folio Society (London add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53! first editions
13	Cobbett's Country Book: An Anthology of William Cobbett's Writings on Country Matters more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist see all copies from $2.24! first editions
14	Selections From William Cobbett's Illustrated Rural Rides 1821-1832 by Willliam Cobbett add to wishlist see all copies from $14.01!
15	Popular struggles in South Africa more books like this by William Cobbett, Robin Cohen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.55! \| first editions
16	TV Facts more books like this by Cobbett Steinberg add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
17	Film Facts more books like this by Cobbett Steinberg add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
18	The Artists' Survival Manual: A Complete Guide to Marketing Your Work more books like this by Toby Klayman, Cobbett Steinberg add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99! \| first editions
19	Life of Andrew Jackson President of the United States of America more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. see all copies from $8.85! new only from $18.51! \| SVS
20	Reel Facts: The Movie Book of Records more books like this by Cobbett Steinberg add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
21	The Artists' Survival Manual: A Complete Guide to Marketing Your Work more books like this by Toby Kalayman, Toby Klayman, Cobbett Steinberg add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.59!
22	The American Gardener more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist Cobbett's 19th-century thoughts on gardening are still relevant today, and this reissued volume also contains a valuable introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.55! \| first editions \| SVS
23	The American Gardener: A Treatise on the Situation, Soil and Laying Out of Gardens more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist Out of print since 1856, "The American Gardener" is perhaps the very first work of American gardening literature. Filled with practical advice memorably imparted with Cobbett's gift for the indelible phrase, it discusses all aspects of gardening, with special attention to those plants newly successful in America. see all copies from $19.46! new only from $19.46! \| SVS
24	San Francisco Ballet more books like this by Cobbett Steinberg, Chronicle Books LLC add to wishlist see all copies from $3.48! new only from $15.95! \| SVS
25 view cover	Rural Rides: Volume One more books like this by William Cobbett add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! new only from $13.16! \| SVS

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