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All Things Wise and Wonderful
by James Herriot
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0312020317
- ISBN 13
- 9780312020316
- Seller
-
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hardcover Cloth 432 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 1977. Handsome blue boards and gold embossing on this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks or highlights. Book has slight shelf wear. Edges spotted. Unclipped dust jacket with slight shelf wear protected by mylar cover - has a few tears, scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library or remainder copy.
Readers adored James Herriot's tales of his life as a Yorkshire animal doctor in All Creatures Great and Small and All Things Bright and Beautiful. Now here's a third delightful volume of memoirs rich with Herriot's own brand of humor, insight, and wisdom.
In the midst of World War II, James is training for the Royal Air Force, while going home to Yorkshire whenever possible to see his very pregnant wife, Helen. Musing on past adventures through the dales, visiting with old friends, and introducing scores of new and amusing character--animal and human alike--Herriot enthralls with his uncanny ability to spin a most engaging and heartfelt yarn.
Millions of readers have delighted in the wonderful storytelling and everyday miracles of James Herriot in the over thirty years since his delightful animal stories were first introduced to the world.
Reviews
On Oct 2 2011, Okfine said:
I have all of Mr. herriot's books and every one is an absolute pleasure to read.
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Details
- Bookseller
- River House Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 657196
- Title
- All Things Wise and Wonderful
- Author
- James Herriot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0312020317
- ISBN 13
- 9780312020316
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 432
- Size
- octavo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Novel; First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
River House Books
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San Antonio, Texas
About River House Books
"Beautiful books at great prices." I've collected lovely old books and rare first editions for years. Hope you find something that interests you. I want to send these beauties to a happy home. Hope that's yours!
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I found hundreds of nice dust jackets with no books to cover. Need one for your library? Have a look at that category!
Have some dust jackets to sell? Drop me a line!
I ship domestically in the US using the Post Office and internationally using consolidation services. Books are always wrapped then packed in cardboard boxes with padding to protect the contents. International shipments are double boxed with shipping paperwork attached to the outside of the box using a special envelope. And a complete duplicate of all the paperwork packed inside the outer box in case the attached set wanders off.
Previous international shipments to Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Spain, Sweden, UK --> Help me fill in my international bingo card!
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