The Day Gone By : An Autobiography

Hutchinson, UK, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 398 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hutchinson, UK, 1990. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are lightly tanned. Previous bookseller's stamp. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The memoirs of Richard Adams, the author of "Watership Down", recreate his childhood in Berkshire during the mid-1920s. They cover his family, his schooldays at Bradfield College and his time spent at Oxford before he was called up in July 1940. They depict a society that disappeared after the war. Richard Adams' other books include "Shardik", "Nature Through the Seasons", "The Tyger Voyage", "The Plague Dogs", "A Nature Diary" and "Voyage Through the Antarctic". Also included is a newspaper clipping with an article titled " Author [Richard Adams] in battle to save the real Watership Down rabbits" *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0091739675. ISBN/EAN: 9780091739676. Inventory No: 19100167.. 9780091739676