About this title: Written by the same author as "Boys and the Butterflies", this novel evokes perceptions of a Yorkshire boyhood in the 40s, in which the passion for moth and butterfly collecting forms a leitmotif to the development of a young boy's life.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pavillion, London
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9781851454518ISBN:1851454519
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Clean nicely bound copy. Unmarked pages. "James Birdsall takes up the story of his early life in wartime Hertfordshire in this second evocative volume of autobiography-story which was starte in the earlier acclaimed chidhood memoir The Boys and the Butterflies. The canvas now broadens as the three borhters are dispatched to a prep school in Yorkshire in 1944-to escape Hitler's flying bombs and to face the rigours of rugby and the daily cold plung. No strangers to ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles
Publisher: Pavilion Books, London
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9781851454518ISBN:1851454519
Description: Near Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Second book of the author's autobiography. This volume covers his school and university days from the close of the Second World War to the 1950s.168pp, illustrations by the author. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding and a similar dustjacket. Fine but for a previous owner's bookplate to ffep. Weight, 450g. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. 1990 FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINT PAVILLION HARDBACK. LIKE NEW TEXT AND ENDPAPERS. NOT WRITTEN IN. GOOD UN-FADED UN-CLIPPED DUST JACKET. NEXT DAY POST FROM UK. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pavilion Books
Date Published: 19/04/1990
ISBN-13:9781851454518ISBN:1851454519
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pavilion Books
Date Published: 19/04/1990
ISBN-13:9781851454518ISBN:1851454519
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Description: Fine. Straight spine with no creases. Cover has no damage and pages show little wear. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PAVILION BOOKS
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9781851454518ISBN:1851454519
Description: Published by Pavilion Books in 1990. Hardcover. Number of pages: 176. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. #8298862 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PAVILION BOOKS
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9781851454518ISBN:1851454519
Description: Hardback with D/J. USED, BUT IN GOOD CONDITION. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PAVILION BOOKS
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9781851454518ISBN:1851454519
Description: Ex-Library Published by PAVILION BOOKS in 1990. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Ex-library book (usual stamps and marks). #7682215 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PAVILION BOOKS
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9781851454518ISBN:1851454519
Description: Ex-Library Published by PAVILION BOOKS in 1990. Hardback with Dust jacket. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Ex-library book (usual stamps and marks). #1010235 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PAVILION BOOKS
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9781851454518ISBN:1851454519
Description: Ex-Library Published by Pavilion Books in 1990. Binding: Hardback with Dust jacket. Number of pages: 176. Ex. Library copy-usual stamps and marks. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. #8552210 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PAVILION BOOKS
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9781851454518ISBN:1851454519
Description: Published by Pavilion Books in 1990. Hardcover. Number of pages: 176. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. #8469712 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pavilion Books
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9781851454518ISBN:1851454519
Description: Hardback with dustjacket-1990-good condition, exlibrary-ladylisabooks-used books, secondhand books, for sale, out of print books, hard to find books, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first editions, exlibrary books sold, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. 1-85145-451-9. Isbn 1851454519. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PAVILION
Date Published: 1990
Description: Ex-Library Published by PAVILION in 1990, ex-library copy, hardback with D/J, medium size, D/W taped to the cover, faded, wear to edges, lacks front free endpaper, wear to head & tail of spine, library copy-usual stamps & marks. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
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