240pp. Green cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges tanning and foxing. Endpapers just starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has shelf wear, scuffing on titles, light chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price clipped. Provided a different slant to the reader's understanding of country life as the author writes of the men and women whose roots were set amongst the surrounding scenery. Features 23 chapters, each dealing with a separate job or way of life.