Shell Guide to Wiltshire. A Series of Views of Castles, Seats of the Nobility, Mines, Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Public Buildings, Churches, Antiquities, etc. Edited by Robert Byron. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION

BYRON, ed. Robert

Verlag: Architectural Press, [1935], 1935

Beschreibung

4to., First Edition, with title-vignette, 8 plates toned in sepia, numerous photographs in the tgext and double-page map; original series binding of pictorial wrappers, comb-bound as issued, wrappers just a little age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. First appearance of the classic guide, one of the first ten titles in this wonderful series conceived by Betjeman (see Peterson D4). In 1939 the imprint passed to Faber who replaced the characteristic comb-binding with conventional cloth and standardised the titles. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 43070

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Titel: Shell Guide to Wiltshire. A Series of Views ...

Verlag: Architectural Press, [1935]

Erscheinungsdatum: 1935

Einband: Softcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage