HENSON, ADAM:: Like Farmer, Like Son: A MEMOIR

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HENSON, ADAM: : Like Farmer, Like Son: A MEMOIR

LONDON.BBC BOOKS/EBURY PUBLISHING,2016.

ISBN 9781785940712.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,6th imp.[Complete number line 7 9 10 8 6.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Subject's bright,crisp,clean,matt portrait colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with gilt, blue+black lettering,rear panel with subject's father's b/w portrait photograph; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn, 1-312pp [paginated] includes an Introduction,20 chapters+Epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w+ colour auto+biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp88/9 and pp216/7 respectively, Acknowledgements and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and a Contents list/table. First and foremost,Adam is a farmer.Raised on the same farm in Gloucestershire,Bemborough Farm,that he runs today,Adam can often be found with his sleeves rolled up,involved in every element of the day-to-day operations.           'Like Farmer,Like Son' is a truly remarkable account of Adam's life that explores a hidden family history and the unbreakable bond between Adam and his life-long hero: his father Joe.In the 1940s and '50s,Joe,the son of stage and film star Leslie Henson,chose a completely different path,alien to his thespian parents and decided to pursue a career as a farmer.In addition,Joe overcame a serious stammer to become a regular broadcaster on 'Country Matters' and also became the saviour of Britain's rare breeds.He even put his business and his reputation at stake to open the world's first Farm Park. Here,for the first time,Aam reveals the family traits,childhood experiences and farming wisdom which have made him the man he is today.As he trawls the family archive and discovers his own bloodline,Adam learns to understand and appreciate the famous grandfather he never knew and pays tribute to the wonderful father he has so recently lost.Adam Henson presents 'Countryfile',often from his 650-hectare farm in the Cotswolds.Having studied Agriculture at college,Adam took over Bemborough Farm from his father.The farm now grows wheat,spring barley and oilseed rape,runs a flock of 400 commercial ewes and has the UK's leading collection of rare breeds,many of which are in demand for film sets and advertisements. Cotswold Farm Park offers a total countryside experience for all the family, welcoming more than 100,000 visitors each year. Adam presented 'Lambing Live' with Kate Humble, writes for Countryfile magazine and has appeared on Radio 4's 'On Your Farm' and 'Farming Today'. He has a long heritage in TV - his father,Joe Henson,presented 'Animal Magic' with Johnny Morris; his grandfather,Leslie was a comedian and his uncle, Nicky Henson,has appeared in 'Fawlty Towers','Inspector Morse' and 'Downton Abbey'. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases,cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

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