WATERSHIP DOWN, Macmillan, , first American edition, some dust-soiling to the spine, else vg+ in wraps. Uncorrected proof. The authors most desirable first book. Very collectible classic! Book and dust jacket are in Very Good condition. Dust jacket is protected in a removable, archive cover. Please see photos. ABOUT THE BOOK: Watership Down is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in Set in. · Watership Down is a classic fantasy novel, written in , that originated in stories told by Richard Adams to his daughters on long car drives. It's kind of a pastoral fantasy, based on anthropomorphized rabbits, who have an elaborate if primitive society/5(K).
Richard Adams was born in Berkshire in and studied history at Bradfield and Worcester College, Oxford. He served in the Second World War and in joined the Civil Service. In the mix-sixties he completed his first novel, Watership Down, the story of which he originally told to his children to while away a long car journey. Vintage Penguin paperback edition of Watership Down www.doorway.rud Adams dating from the www.doorway.ru good condition for its age.a previous owner has signed her name on the title page. Richard Adams, the son of a country doctor, was born in Newbury in England in He was educated at Bradfield College and Worcester College, Oxford. He served in the Second World War and in joined the civil service. In the mids he completed his first novel, Watership Down, for which he struggled for several years to find a publisher.
Watership Down is a classic fantasy novel, written in , that originated in stories told by Richard Adams to his daughters on long car drives. It's kind of a pastoral fantasy, based on anthropomorphized rabbits, who have an elaborate if primitive society. Discover—or revisit—the enchanting world of the Sandleford Warren rabbits in this first-ever illustrated edition of a celebrated modern classic. A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for almost forty years, Richard Adams’s Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England’s Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival follows a band of very special rabbits on their flight from the intrusion. A phenomenal worldwide bestseller, Richard Adams’s Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England’s Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home.
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