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CARTS AND CANDLESTICKS

by Alison Uttley

Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe

Published by Faber & Faber. 1st. 1948

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. A delightful little book of joyful experiences in childhood and youth spent in the countryside. Distinctive b/w illustrations by Tunnicliffe evoke the atmosphere of days gone by. Green cloth, silver lettering and decorations on spine. 160 pages includes 4 pages of folk songs.

Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers lightly mottled. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and page margins. Price-cut wrapper is foxed, browning to spine and minimal loss to top and tail of spine.

Stock no. 1330129

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Contents

  • I. Going Down with the Milk
  • II. Warming-Pans and Candlesticks
  • III. On Receiving Parcels
  • IV. Cricket
  • V. Singing Games
  • VI. Magic
  • VII. Carts, Pony Traps, and Horses
  • VIII. County Fare
  • IX. Stone Craftsmen
  • X. Springs and Wells
  • XI. More Country Words
  • XII. Lanes and Field-Paths
  • Words and Tunes

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