Welcome to the web site of me, David Gower-Spence. Based in the Post Office at Peasedown St. John neat Bath in England, I offer a selection of over 30,000 second hand, out of print, rare and scarce books as well as good reading books from just £3.00
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Second Hand Books On Farming
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Sherwood Neeley & Jones, Hardback, 1822 Poor. A binding copy. Spine strip missing. Boards badly soiled and faded with upper board detached. Some gathers becoming loose although text more than acceptable.
The Crowood Press, Hardback, 1986 in Dust Wrapper. First Edition. Very Good — in Very Good Dustwrapper. Gently bruised at the spine ends and corners with commensurate ruffling to the dustwrapper. Previous owner’s inscription to the first blank.
Farming Press, Hardback, 1963 in Dust Wrapper. First Edition. Very Good - in Good DJ. DJ a little faded, large close tear to top edge of upper panel. Top edges of text block dusty. Text bright and tight.
Hodder & Stoughton, Hardback, 1947 in Dust Wrapper. First Edition. Very Good - in Good DJ. Edges of DJ somewhat ruffled, with several small nicks and slight loss. Book a little bruised. Foredges tanned.
L. Upcott Gill, Hardback, 0 Good. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Slightly stained on front cover, some fraying head and tail of spine. One plate detached, others lightly marked with crayon.
C Arthur Pearson, Hardback, 1962 in Dust Wrapper. Good+ - in Good DJ. Edges of DJ somewhat ruffled, several small creases and nicks with a little loss. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy overall.
Vinton & Co., Hardback, 1919 Poor. Generally worn with several marks to the covers, spotted and occasional staining to the pages. Text generally bright and certainly better than a reading copy.
Crosby Lockwood & Son, Hardback, 1966 in Dust Wrapper. First Edition. Good+ — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Ex-library with few marks. Dust wrapper a little rubbed at the edges with a rough nearly closed tear to the leading edge of the lower panel. Heavily faded at the spine of the dust wrapper. Previous owners' inscription to the first blank.
John Wiley and Sons, Hardback, 1979 in Dust Wrapper. First Edition. Very Good - in Very Good DJ. DJ slightly ruffled along edges. Patch of dicolouration to lower panel. Previous owners inscription to ffep. Text bright and tight. A nice copy of a scarce title.
Farming Press, Hardback, 1972 in Dust Wrapper. Good+ - in Good DJ. DJ slightly ruffled along edges, some creasing and nicks and chips although bright overall. Bruised at head, tail and corners. Internally clean & bright.
Horace Cox, Hardback, 1871 Poor. Boards heavily soiled and spotted, notably the lower board. Shaken, with hinge starting at rear endpaper. Several gathers notably dog-eared. A reading copy only.
E. Menken, Hardback, 1890 Good. Cover slightly rubbed at extremities, notably at crease of spine. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Inscription on ffep. Hinges a little weak. Top edges dusty. Internally clean & bright.
Tantivy Press, Hardback, 1954 in Dust Wrapper. Good - in Poor DJ. DJ generally worn and soiled, edgeworn with creases and slight loss. Bruised at head, tail and corners. Shaken. Leans slightly. Internally bright and clean.
Granada, Hardback, 2001 in Dust Wrapper. First Edition. Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Small ding to the upper panel at join with spine. ˝" closed tear to the foot of the lower panel. Text bright and tight. A pleasant copy.
Longmans, Green & Co., Hardback, 1952 Good. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Boards a little rubbed at extremities. Previous owner’s inscription to front pastedown. Pages gently age-tanned.
