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The Countryside Explained,

John Seymour (Author), Sally Seymour (Illustrator), Faber & Faber Ltd. (Publisher)

This is a signed hardback first edition of 'The Countryside Explained', written by John Seymour and illustrated by his wife, Sally Seymour. It was published by Faber and Faber in 1977. John Seymour (1914–2004) was a writer, broadcaster and influential figure in the self-sufficiency movement. In this book he gives an account of the countryside, including the people, activities, plants and animals. This object has been deaccessioned and reaccessioned in the University of Reading Library. Please note that this object no longer forms part of the Museum of English Rural Life collection and cannot be accessed at our institution.

Book: deaccessioned

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Description: ‘The Countryside Explained’ by John Seymour, with illustrations by Sally Seymour. // Signed by the author on inside page. // First edition, 1977. Published by Faber and Faber, 223 pages. With dust jacket. // Dimensions: 22.2 x 14.4 cm // Associated information: Purchased as part of the Collecting 20thc Rural Culture project. // References: …', Dust jacket text – ‘The Countryside Explained // John Seymour // Current concern for conservation and the general survival of interest in the land and the countryside (to which his own writings made no small contribution) have prompted John Seymour to write a book giving town dwellers – and others – an account written in his own characteristically personal and informal style of the people, the activities, the plants, animals and other features they may come across in the country, and the historicalism, economic, cultural or evolutionary background to what is there today. Thus there are chapters on the people of the countryside, the history of farming, geology, crops, animals domestic and wild, plants and trees, transport and travel. // The facts in the text are complemented by Sally Seymour’s drawings, which are as informative as they are effective.’

, Greater London [region]

1977 - 1977