The Henry Williamson Society
We offer books by and about Henry Williamson and some related titles, including books by Richard Jefferies. (Find books by and about Jefferies by entering 'jefferies' in the search box in the left menu column.)
We will not be specialising in first editions and collectors items (though they may appear), but instead offer 'reading' copies at affordable prices. Further titles will be added as they become available.
The descriptions of condition are given in good faith, but are fairly basic; we are not professional second-hand booksellers! If a book is found to be not as described it may be returned within 7 days of receipt for a full refund. Please let us know by email (books@henrywilliamson.co.uk) prior to dispatch if you decide to return a book.
Under 'Product details' for individual books we have generally used the original publishers' blurbs for either the first or other editions, as these are interesting in themselves; while for anyone wishing to delve a little deeper, we have added, when appropriate, a link to Anne Williamson's consideration of the book, together with the background to its writing, in her series 'A Life's Work'.
Note that all books are by Henry Williamson, unless otherwise stated.
The default order of display is alphabetical by title ('Product name'), although you can choose other views by using the drop-down button. If you are looking for a particular title, it may be helpful to use the 'search shop' box in the left menu column.
You may buy the books securely online, using either your PayPal account or your credit card. If the latter, you will be taken to the PayPal page, but you can choose to pay by your credit card instead of opening a PayPal account.
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PLEASE NOTE that we do not buy books, but instead rely on donations for our stock; all profits are ploughed back into the Society and maintaining its website. If you have any spare copies of books by Henry Williamson, Richard Jefferies or related material, please first get in touch with the webmaster.
Second-hand books
A Shadowed Man: Henry Williamson, 1895-1977
by Lois Lamplugh. Paperback, Wellspring, 1990; first edition, Foreword by Richard Williamson, illustrated.
Book condition: spine creased, as is usual, but not broken, otherwise a very nice copy of this early biography.
The Gold Falcon, or The Haggard of Love
Hardback, Faber, 2nd impression, February 1933.
Book condition: lacking the dust wrapper, top of spine slightly frayed, some light foxing, but otherwise a nice copy. Published anonymously, the author's name has been written in pencil on the title page.
Henry Williamson and the First World War
by Anne Williamson. Paperback, Sutton Publishing, 2004; illustrated.
Book condition: virtually as new, spine crease-free. The first paperback edition.
The Children of Shallowford
Hardback, Macdonald and Jane's,1978; new illustrated edition with an Afterword by Richard Williamson.
Book condition: good, with dust wrapper.
The Star-born
Hardback, Faber, revised edition, 1948; with illustrations by Mildred E. Eldridge.
Book condition: lacking dust wrapper, otherwise good.
The Pathway
Hardback, Jonathan Cape, first edition, 3rd impression, 1928.
Book condition: with dust wrapper, good.
The Pathway
Hardback, Faber, 1942.
Book condition: dust wrapper slightly torn, otherwise good.
The Pathway
Hardback, Jonathan Cape, first edition, 1928.
Book condition: lacking dust wrapper, otherwise good.
It Was The Nightingale
Hardback, Macdonald, first edition, 1962.
Book condition: good, lacking dust wrapper.
The Pathway
Hardback, Jonathan Cape, first edition, third impression, 1928.
Book condition: lacking dust wrapper, otherwise good.
The Novels of Henry Williamson
by John Middleton Murry. Card covers, The Henry Williamson Society, 1986; with an Introduction by J. W. Blench.
Book condition: very good. Some slight age-related darkening to the blue laminated cover.
The Old Stag, and Other Hunting Stories
Hardback, Putnam, reprint of the first illustrated edition, June 1942
Book condition: Lacking the dust wrapper, some foxing to page edges, but otherwise a very nice copy. Tunnicliffe's woodcuts are well reproduced.
Tarka the Otter
Hardback, The Bodley Head, new edition, 1975; illustrated by C. F. Tunnicliffe
Book condition: very good, with dustwrapper. Some foxing to edges. Inserted is a two-page clipping from the Sunday Telegraph Magazine (Dec. 1978) on the making of the film Tarka the Otter, with colour photos. This appeared shortly before the film's premiere. The clipping has caused some staining to the front fly leaf and front flap of the dust wrapper.
A Clear Water Stream
Hardback, Faber & Faber, first edition, 1958.
Book condition: very good, with dust wrapper. Front flyleaf has numerous signatures, the book presumably being presented to a colleague.
The Power of the Dead
Hardback, Macdonald, first edition, 1963.
Book condition: ex-library copy, dust wrapper laminated and partially stuck to the binding, with a library book plate and stamps. A nice reading copy, nevertheless.
Salar the Salmon
Hardback, Faber and Faber, 1935; first edition.
Book condition: good, lacking dust wrapper
Salar the Salmon
Paperback, Little Toller Books, 2010; with an Introduction by Michael Morpurgo and illustrations by C. F. Tunnicliffe.
Book condition: good.
The Story of a Norfolk Farm
Hardback, Faber & Faber, third impression, 1941; illustrated.
Book condition: fair, lacking dust wrapper, some damage to the spine.
A Clear Water Stream
Hardback, Faber & Faber, first edition, 1958.
Book condition: good, with dust wrapper.
A Clear Water Stream
Hardback, Macdonald & Jane's, new edition, 1975; with illustrations by Peter Cross.
Book condition: good, with dust wrapper.