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ANON A Pocketful of Hops. Hop Growing in the Bromyard AreaBromyard, U.K, Bromyard and District Local Historical Society. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0950206849). Soft Cover. Book in very good condition, slightly bumped at bottom spine edge, internally pages are clean and bright, a very good tight copy, no tears or marks. 168pp, including bibliography, glossary and index. With numerous black-and-white photographs throughout the book, some diagrams and pencil drawings, and 2 maps. Bromyard is in the County of Herefordshire. The book is divided into two parts; the first deals with the social aspects of hop growing and hop picking. A great majority of the hop pickers came from the Black Country and South Wales. The second part of the book deals with how the hops is grown and looked after by the farmer. With past hop-pickers giving their experiences of that time. (9½"h x 7¼"w) (24cms x 18.5cms) approx. Very Good.
Offered for GBP 8.50 = appr. US$ 13.91 by: Clent Books of Bewdley - Book number: 5850
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