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Saunders, Nicholas, et al
Alternative England and Wales
Publisher: Nicholas Saunders, London;
Date of Publication: 1975
Stock Code: 11104
FIRST EDITION. Softcover quarto, pp. 368. Illustrated throughout with line drawings. Publishers’ pictorial card wraps. Supplements 1 and 2 loosely inserted. Spine lightly sunned and upper cover corner-creased. Contents toned, particularly to edges and final leaves; no annotation or inscriptions. A very good copy. A British counter-culture classic, the ‘how-to’ bible for alternative lifestyles in the mid-70s, with similarities to the American Whole Earth Catalog. Saunders (1938-98), the British activist and founder of Neal’s Yard, aimed this work at people living on the fringes of society, young people, squatters, people living communally or pursuing spiritual development, and it aimed to help them deal with services, systems and problems they might encounter throughout England and Wales, while recommending shops, eating places and regional contacts. Topics covered range from food, money and work to therapy, sexuality, community projects and political organisations and much more. £125.00