Polar Books Catalogue
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Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;
Reference 3942 (2181) Category Miscellaneous Author Woodcock, Page Title A New John Ploughman And His Quaint Wisdom Publishing Information London: J W Butcher, circa 1909 Description Undated Edition: Circa 1909. 112 pages plus 16pages publishers catalogue. Illustrated with b/w drawings, headpieces.Origianl covers, no dust jacket as issued. Shelf wear, previous owners signatures to front cover in pencil, contents clean. A collection of 14 short "stories" where Charles Spurgeon writing under the name Page Woodcock masterfully wraps truth into enjoyable and uncannily accurate proverbs. Chapters include "There's a silver silver lining to every cloud" and "Look before you leap". Full of good advice for today from the past written with humour. Price £10.00 Keywords ISBN Add this to your basket