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In the Palm of a Dale: A Portrait in Words and Pictures of a Yorkshire Dales Village at the Millennium's Turn, photograph 1 of 12

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Description

Smith Settle, Published 2000. Paperback, ix, 167 pp.; 25 cm; First Edition; illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout, with one map.

Condition & notes

In Very Good condition. Glossy green pictorial paper covers with photographs of the dale to front and of village life to rear, light bumping and creasing to edges and corners, slight fraying at corner tips, mild shelf wear. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. [From back cover] In the Palm of a Dale presents the thoughts and ideas as well as the hopes and concerns of the people who live in Marske-in-Swaledale today. With some glances to a long past, in his own words and photographs David Morgan Rees captures the essence of a 'very special village' tucked away at the northern edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. In an affectionate and fascinating portrait, which is also a very personal approach, created from over a quarter of a century spent in the community, he concentrates on documenting the basic realities of one particular village: raising lifestock, working the land through the seasons, developing and conserving family farms, the intimate pattern of church and chapel, and the underlying and vibrant social life. Yet in doing so, he also manages to re-emphasise the universal truths which are part of Dales life today. Foreword by Marie Hartley MBE and Joan Ingilby MBE. Contents: Foreword; Preface; Map of Marske and Environs; A Very Special Village; Other Impressions; Earlier Times; A Village Calendar; Down on the Farm; A Family View of Village Change; Making Work Light; A Relic of Times Long Gone; Bringing the Cows Home; Knocked Down in the Dale; Right to Roam, or Trespass?; The Village VIPs; A Big Crop of Lambs; Photo Regrets; The Story's End; A Village Focal Point; Faith in the Future; Parish Priest; Old Farm, Young Farmer; Two Village Gardens; Putting a Name to It; The Chapel on the Green; En Fete; Haymaking; Bill's Pheasants; Counting Sheep; Sir Rupert; Raddling Tups; Dale-light; Stories in Stone; Doris's Funeral; Into the Winter Woods; A Spell at Christmas.