
Sweet Thames Run Softly
Robert Gibbings(Author)
Little Toller Books (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 4. April 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-908213-06-8 (ISBN)
Description
In 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, Robert Gibbings launched his home-made punt on the River Thames and began a slow journey downstream, armed with a sketchpad and a microscope. From the river's source at the edge of the Cotswold Hills to the bustle of London's docks, Sweet Thames Run Softly is a charming, often eccentric, account of an artist-naturalist adrift in English waters. First published as the Battle of Britain raged overhead, this gentle boating tale was an antidote to the anxieties of wartime and became an immediate best-seller. Our new edition includes the original engravings Robert Gibbings made of his journey.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Wimborne Minster
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
30 b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-908213-06-8 (9781908213068)
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