Coppin, Johnny. Wood Engravings By Ray Hedger. (Francis Brett Young, Mary Webb, Margery Lea, John Masefield, Laurie Lee, A.E. Housman, W.H. Davies, U.A. Fanthorpe, Gael Turnbull, Jo Hunt, Leonard Clark, Ivor Waters, Ruth Bigood, John Betjeman, Et Listings

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	1 Coppin, Johnny. Wood engravings by Ray Hedger. (Francis Brett Young, Mary Webb, Margery Lea, John Masefield, Laurie Lee, A.E. Housman, W.H. Davies, U.A. Fanthorpe, Gael Turnbull, Jo Hunt, Leonard Clark, Ivor Waters, Ruth Bigood, John Betjeman, et BETWEEN THE SEVERN AND THE WYE: POEMS OF THE BORDER COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES. Windrush, Gloucestershire, (1993), Ist edition.  163 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN: 0900075236 B&w map, wood engravings. "This collection of poems has been selected by the singer and songwriter, Johnny Coppin, to celebrate the 'spirit of place' and evoke the atmosphere and character of the area. (It) is a meandering journey from the source to the sea, featuring spectacular hills and quiet valleys, moorlands and forests, cathedral cities, historic towns and villages. John Betjeman, Mary Webb, A.E. Housman and Ivor G urney are some of the established poets chosen, but the anthology also has many contemporary writers such as R.S. Thomas, U.A. Fanthorpe, and Helen Dunmore who have found inspiration in the border counties---" Includes 'Index of First Lines', 'In de x of Poets', and 'Information on Albums and Settings'. Dust jacket has minor soiling, one tiny closed tear on rear panel. Fine/VG+  Price: 27.50 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	2 Davies, John. THE MAKING OF WALES. Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments/Alan Sutton, (Stroud, 1996).  160 pp, small 4to, HC in dust jacket. Profusely illus in b&w and color with photos, drawings, maps. "From the earliest hunter-gatherers who made their mark on the landscape over 12,000 years ago, we follow the makers as they became farmers using t he first stone, then bronze and iron tools and weapons, and creating the massive hill forts that are such a feature of the Welsh countryside; the transition to Roman rule and the origins of town-making; the fundamental influence of Christi a n i t y o n t he makers of Wales; the impact of the castle-building Normans; the far-reaching implications of the legislation of the 1530s; the transformation of a largely rural country during the industrial centuries; the impact of war and depr es si on i n t he e a rl y twentieth century, and the making, unmaking, and remaking of Wales during the last fifty years." Dust jacket has minor edgewear/wrinkling. NF/NF  Price: 15.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart