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Lot 333:
Description
This collection comprises approximately 85 issues of The Countryman, a quarterly magazine published in Burford, Oxfordshire. The periodicals are bound in their original softcover paperback format, featuring the publication’s characteristic green spines. The collection spans a broad date range from the late 1950s through to the mid-1990s. Specific issues identified by their spine markings include Winter 1957 (Volume 55 Number 4), Spring 1958 (Volume LV Number 1), Spring 1960 (Volume 57 Number 1), Spring 1973 (Volume 78 Number 1), Winter 1978 (Volume LV Number 4), Summer 1985 (Volume 90 Number 2), and the Christmas 1994 (Volume 99 Number 6) edition. The spines consistently display the title in capital letters followed by the season, year, volume, and issue number, alongside the publishing location of Burford, Oxfordshire.
Condition report:
The collection is in generally fair to good condition for its age. Observable wear includes typical shelf wear to the top and bottom of the spines, minor bumping to the corners, and light foxing or staining to the page edges. One issue in the upper row shows significant loss and damage to the spine. The magazines are not currently arranged in chronological order.
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