Buy this book on-line Williams Elma : Pig In ParadiseHodder & Stoughton, 1964
1964 DJ slightly bumped to corners & edges & a little scuffed to back,price-clipped. BOOK black cloth hard covers,front hard cover slightly bowed. PAGES clean & tight. Synopsis; Bumble, runt of the litter of pedigreeWelsh Whites, was born in a puddle. Oneof her trotters was partly devoured by anunappreciative mother. Elma Williams rescuedher, taking her to live in her animals' paradisein a Welsh valley in the Dovey Estuary.People who 'knew about pigs' prophesieddisaster: she would eat poultry, frighten horsesand ruin the pasture. But Bumble confoundedall rules of pig management. Peeping meeklyunder gigantic ears, she endeared herself to all.She spent the early months of her lifenurturing a sick chicken who slept in her ear.She is devoted to foals, allows goats tostand on her to reach elusive ivy, hunts withthe dogs, and at night she pulls onan extra goat for warmth if it is chilly.Like Bumble, her owner's narrative weavesthrough the legs of many animals: horses,dogs, cats, goats, sheep, cocks, cow andchickens. All are characters in their own right.Elma Williams chronicles, as only someonevho lives close to animals can, the joys,heartbreaks, adventures and hilarity of herwonderfully unpredictable but close-knit family., 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Williams Elma : Pig In Paradise. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, first editions, fine bindings, livres d'occasion and livres illustrées. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |