{"product_id":"a-month-in-the-country-j-l-carr-illustrated-ian-stephens-folio-society-1999-2","title":"A Month in the Country","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ.L. Carr, A Month in the Country. \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, 1999. First printing thus. Introduced by Ronald Blythe, illustrated by Ian Stephens. 268 × 167 × 15 mm. Pp. [i–ii], [1–6] 7–121 [122–126]: [8] leaves of ‘plates’ (facing pp. [3], 19, 41, 60, 82, 92, 114 and 116). Type: Caslon. Typeset by Gloucester Typesetting, printed by the Saint Edmundsbury Press. Bound by Jarrold in quarter dark brown buckram, cream paper boards with a design in dark brown by Stephens; brown endleaves. Brown slip case. Ian Stephens’s wood-engravings are all full-page, with a detail of one being enlarged for the cover-paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine copy with pages clean, bright and tightly bound. In a good slipcase that is unevenly faded to panels, but is otherwise fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in a quiet Yorkshire village just after the First World War, the novel follows a war veteran restoring a medieval mural in a country church, and slowly rediscovering peace, beauty, and connection. First published in 1980, A Month in the Country was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52007704822099,"sku":null,"price":32.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/A-Month-in-the-Country-J-L-CARR-Illustrated-FOLIO-SOCIETY-1999-First-Printing_2.webp?v=1784319541","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/a-month-in-the-country-j-l-carr-illustrated-ian-stephens-folio-society-1999-2","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}