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Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous plates, title lightly spotted; green cloth, gilt back, covers lightly dust-soiled else a bright, clean copy. Arguably the best illustrated account of the region immediately before the outbreak of WWII. The original edition of a much-republished work.
8vo., Second and Best Edition, with a frontispiece and 103 plates on 64; cloth gilt back, upper hinge cracked (but binding entirely sound) else a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at edges. Written to capitalise on the enormous success of 'The Face of London', Clunn's sequel was first published in 1936. This edition is thoroughly revised, updated and benefits from a large number of new illustrations.
8vo., Sole Edition; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy. SCARCE.
Roy. 4to., First Edition thus, with photographs and 2 full-page plans in the text; original pale blue wrappers lettered in black, wire-stitched as issued, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy. Cossins' annual compilations provide a handy compendium of visits made and sights evaluated. All are now scarce since they were issued to subcribers only in fragile wrappers. This year's venues include London, the Malverns, Charlecote, Stratford, Clopton, villages near Rugby, Monk's Kirby, Witheybrook, Harborough Magna, Newbold-on-Avon, and Wolston Church. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Roy. 4to., First Edition thus, with photographs in the text; original pale blue wrappers lettered in black, wire-stitched as issued, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM COSSINS WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT WRAPPER. Cossins' annual compilations provide a handy compendium of visits made and sights evaluated. All are now scarce since they were issued to subcribers only in fragile wrappers. This year's venues include Stoke Prior, Hanbury, Droitwich, Rugeley, Ridgewares, Mavesyn, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Old Sarum, Wellingborough, Ilchester, Higham Ferrars, Raunds, Irthlingborough, Irchester, and Lichfield. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Roy. 4to., First Edition thus, with photographs and full-page plan in the text; original pale blue wrappers lettered in black, wire-stitched as issued, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy. Cossins' annual compilations provide a handy compendium of visits made and sights evaluated. All are now scarce since they were issued to subcribers only in fragile wrappers. This year's venues include Ludstone, Claverley, Coleshill, Maxstoke, Dorchester, Cerne Abbas, Maiden Castle, Christchurch, Shrewsbury, Uriconium, and Kyre Wyard. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 8 plates on 6 and 4 large folding plates; original printed wrappers, yapped edges, uncut, wrappers lightl;y frayed at edges else a very good, clean copy. Reprinted from 'The Antiquaries Journal', vol. XV, no.3.
8vo., First Edition, with engraved title-vignette, neat contemporary signature on title; handsomely bound in contemporary half roan, marbled boards, back with six flat bands tooled in gilt, second compartment with red leather label lettered and ruled in gilt, third compartment lettered and numbered in gilt, all other compartments ruled in gilt and blind, red sprinkled edges, neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy. The signature on title is 'A Conyngham'; several members of this eminent family attended the College. The volume collects No. I (October 1820), No. II (November 1820), No. III (December 1820), No. IV (February 1821), No. V (March 1821). A second volume comprising nos. 6-10 was published in 1822 but is not present here. EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN A CONTEMPORARY BINDING. Harcourt p.28 (listing the work under '1820').
4to., Second Edition, with 63 plates, neat signature on front free endpaper; tan cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. Much-needed re-issue of the original edition of 1935.
4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 30 coloured plates on 16 and over 100 monochrome photographs in the text; cloth, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. Ununusual and well-illustrated study published to coincide with (but not tied to) a major exhibition al London's Victoria & Albert Museum. Scarce, especially in this condition.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 17 plates on 12 and illustrations in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, , the latter mildly sunned at backstrip. Valuable study with extensive bibliography.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and 23 coloured plates; green cloth, gilt back, green top, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter with one two marginal chips. With personal bookplate on front paste-down.
8vo., Best Edition, with a frontispiece, numerous plates and 7 maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good copy in the dustwrapper. Significantly expanded version of a work first published in 1937.
8vo., Second Edition, with 58 illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The standard work, first published in a limited edition in 1961. The appendices include a catalogue of surviving examples.
8vo., Second Edition, with 73 plates on 64; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the classic study, originally published by Melrose in 1955.
Vg/Vg (book and dj both no significant fault) octavo 247pp. Informative account of country inns, their histories, their beauties, their curiosities and associations. Illustrated with 46 b/w photographs.
Two volumes. Paginated consecutively. Quarto. Pp. 296; 297-633. Includes Addend & Corrigenda section. Set in double columns. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary three quarter cloth, spines lettered and individually numbered in gilt, cloth inner hinges; paper on boards bit creased in places, minor marking in red pencil on a page or two. In a very good condition, very clean interior. ~ First edition. With the handsome armorial bookplate of Alten Hofer inside cover of first volume and old signature on half-title.
Three volumes. Crown quarto. Pp. xxix, 555; xvi, 566; xv, 436. Hardcover, uniformly bound in recent handsome mid-brown three-quarters calf and marbled boards, spines with raised bands between compartments, gilt lettering-piece to second compartment, volume identification in gilt stars, blind-stamped ornament to other compartments, new endpapers. In pristine condition. A most attractive set. ~ First edition. From the private collection of Ing. P. L. W. Arts with his bookplate to both sides of each title-page, signature to first free endpaper.
4to., First Edition, Large Paper, on laid paper, with etched frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 9 plates (one in colour), 2 large folding maps (one coloured in outline) and large folding coloured facsimile; original black bevelled boards, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, a near fine copy. LARGE PAPER EDITION LIMITED TO 100 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (THIS COPY NO. 87). VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
Sm. folio, First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), numerous plates and illustrations in the text, and folding map at end; publisher's deluxe binding of full blue morocco, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, very neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a very good, bright, crisp copy.
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece and 19 full-page illustrations from photographs and maps in the text, patterned endpapers lightly browned; original cloth gilt, a very good, clean copy. Much information regarding Armstrong's factory. Scarce, especially in this condition.Anderton, p.70.
4to., First Edition, with 6 plates, free endpapers lightly browned; original navy buckram, upper board framed in blind and blocked in gilt, gilt back, lower board with a few small fade marks else a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE.
Previous owner's neat name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to slightly sunned spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 126pp. Illustrated.
8vo.,with 5 plates and illustrations in the text; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy. Reprinted from the 'Transactions of the Devonshire Association', 1916, vol. xlviii
12mo, 191,[1]pp., orig. boards, rubbed, hinge and printed paper label a little chipped, but overall in nice original state. Rare, Copac locates the British Library copy only.
