The Running Hare, The Secret Life of Farmland (Signed copy)

First printing, signed by John Lewis-Stempel

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Printing Details

First edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 22.5 × 14cm, 297pp.

Signed directly to the title page by John Lewis-Stempel

The Running Hare tells the story of the wild animals and plants that live in and under our ploughland, from the labouring microbes to the patrolling kestrel above the corn, from the linnet pecking at seeds to the seven-spot ladybird that eats the aphids that eat the crop. It recalls an era before open-roofed factories and silent, empty fields, recording the ongoing destruction of the unique, fragile, glorious ploughland that exists just down the village lane.

But it is also the story of ploughland through the eyes of man who took on a field and husbanded it in a natural, traditional way, restoring its fertility and wildlife, bringing back the old farmland flowers and animals. John Lewis Stempel demonstrates that it is still possible to create a place where the hare can rest safe.

Condition

This copy is in very good condition, with a little light wear to the wrapper's edges and some minor marking to the pages' fore-edge.

ISBN

9780857523266

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