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The Real James Herriot : The Authorised Biography. A Memoir of My Father (signed 1st ed.)
by WIGHT, Jim
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 071814290X
- ISBN 13
- 9780718142902
- Seller
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About This Item
The Real James Herriot : The Authorised Biography. A Memoir of My Father (signed 1st ed.)
WIGHT, Jim
ISBN: 978071814290X
Michael Joseph (Penguin Group), London, 1999, SIGNED, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg, boards dark blue/gilt, blue end bands, illustrated from 64 b/w photographs, 371 pp
Boards clean and firm, gentle bumps to lower fore-edge corners, small imapct mark to rear board, title page inscribed by author (see scan), no annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean, lightly tanned. Wrapper clean and crisp, gentle rubs to edges and corners, price not clipped.
BIOGRAPHY, 'JAMES HERRIOT', YORKSHIRE VET, ALF WIGHT, JIM WIGHT, 1ST EDITION, SIGNED
46337 BIOG/H £33.00
Synopsis
After qualifying as a vet in 1939, Alf Wight, aka James Herriot, moved to a veterinary practice in Thirsk. He was over fifty when his first book of stories about life as a Yorkshire vet was published, giving birth to some of Yorkshire's most famous and much-loved literary characters. Although he brought fame and fortune to himself and those around him, Alf Wight remained an intensely private person, respected and trusted by those whose animals he cared for, and adored by millions of fans. This illuminating biography reveals the real man behind the title 'The World's Most Famous Vet'.
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- Bookseller
- Daisyroots Books Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46337
- Title
- The Real James Herriot : The Authorised Biography. A Memoir of My Father (signed 1st ed.)
- Author
- WIGHT, Jim
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 071814290X
- ISBN 13
- 9780718142902
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph (Penguin Group)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 371 pp
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY, 'JAMES HERRIOT', YORKSHIRE VET, ALF WIGHT, JIM WIGHT, 1ST EDITION, SIGNED
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- Biog;
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