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| Book Number | B0015614 |
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| Title | The Plague Dogs |
| Author(s) | Author: Adams, Richard [George] Illustrator: Alfred Wainwright Richard [George] Adams (1920-)—An English novelist, born in Newbury, Berkshire, who is best known as the author of Watership Down and Alfred Wainwright (1907 to 1991)—British fell walker, guidebook author and illustrator, best known for his seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, the standard reference work to the 214 fells of the English Lake District, which are now known as 'Wainwrights'. He also wrote and illustrated numerous other books on the Lake District, Scotland, Northern England and Wales including two of his other major works, Westmorland Heritage and Wainwright in Lakeland |
| Edition and Format | First Edition, [First Printing] —Book edition identified by: Publisher's imprint information states 'First published 1977' and no later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information. Dust jacket edition identified by: Blurb and priced '£4.50 net' on the front flap and Richard Adams's bio on the rear flap. [References: Alfred Wainwright Illustrated Guide to First Editions by Linden Burke, reference 62] Hardcover, Octavo 222 mm (8 3/4 inches) by 145 mm (5 3/4 inches). [xiv] and 461 printed pages in publisher's original brown cloth with gilt and black lettering and decoration on the spine and upper board, in dust jacket. Contains ten full page black and white and other in-text illustrations by Alfred Wainwright. ISBN 0713910550 [9780713910551] |
| Publisher(s) | Allen Lane (An imprint of Penguin), London, 1977 |
| Series | No |
| Content | Content Adams's third novel, Set in the Lake District and about two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, used in animal experimentation who escape and meet with various adventures. |
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