{"product_id":"tarka-the-otter-henry-williamson-1st-folio-society-edition","title":"Tarka the Otter, Henry Williamson — 1st Folio Society Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\" id=\"p-rc_96cc81d17f2e4f8b-133\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"64\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-204\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-204 citation-end-204\"\u003e London, The Folio Society, 1995\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\" id=\"p-rc_96cc81d17f2e4f8b-133\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"109\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. xii, [ii], 220.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\" id=\"p-rc_96cc81d17f2e4f8b-129\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. This volume presents exceptionally well in its original full green cloth binding, retaining a remarkably crisp and unrubbed texture without any discernible shelf-wear or bumping to the corners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,2\"\u003e. The inset paper label on the front board, featuring an engraving by the artist, remains pristine and firmly affixed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,4\"\u003e. The lettering to the spine and front board is bright and unblemished\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,6\"\u003e. Internally, the book is tightly bound with entirely sound hinges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,8\"\u003e. The Hamilton Wove paper is wonderfully fresh, clean, and entirely free from foxing, ensuring the accompanying wood engravings are sharply and vividly rendered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,10\"\u003e. The accompanying pictorial slipcase is sturdy and similarly well-preserved, exhibiting only the most trivial edge-wear that scarcely detracts from its overall structural integrity and vibrant coloration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,12\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\" id=\"p-rc_96cc81d17f2e4f8b-130\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This release represents a definitive modern presentation of the celebrated nature classic, authoritatively following the final revisions made by the author for the 1964 Nonesuch Cygnet edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,2\"\u003e. The text is handsomely set in Scotch Roman type by Gloucester Typesetting Services and beautifully printed at The Bath Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,4\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\" id=\"p-rc_96cc81d17f2e4f8b-131\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003eThe volume is lavishly enhanced by the inclusion of C.F. Tunnicliffe's iconic illustrations, which have become definitively associated with the work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2\"\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"citation-203 citation-end-203\"\u003eFurthermore, this production is elevated by a specially commissioned endpaper map drawn by Denys Baker, offering readers a visual and geographical grounding in the rural setting\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-202 citation-end-202\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_96cc81d17f2e4f8b-132\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-201\"\u003eFirst privately printed to great acclaim in August 1927, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"64\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-201\"\u003eTarka the Otter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-201 citation-end-201\"\u003e is Henry Williamson's masterpiece of nature writing\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-200 citation-end-200\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-199 citation-end-199\"\u003eSet in the untamed landscapes of North Devon, the novel unsentimentally chronicles Tarka's joyful water-life and eventual tragic death in the country of the two rivers\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-198 citation-end-198\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Williamson’s keen, almost hyper-vigilant observation of the natural world rejects anthropomorphism, instead offering a visceral, gripping, and poetic immersion into the brutal but beautiful realities of survival in the wild.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54161192485203,"sku":"4409","price":38.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260623_120910.jpg?v=1782976849","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/tarka-the-otter-henry-williamson-1st-folio-society-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}