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East and West of Severn. Midland Riches. Illustrated with drawings by Dennis Flanders and Porteous Wood, and photographs by the author. SIGNED COPY.
by HANCOCK, C.V.:
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Faber and Faber, 1956 1st edition. Hardback, approx 8 x 6 inches. Bound in maroon polished full calf leather fine binding by “Bayntun, Bath.” Raised banding and gilt paneling to spine, with gilt lettering to leather spine labels. Inner gilt dentelles with marbled endpapers, full gilt page edging. In very good condition. Spine is faded with some minor rubbing to edges and corners. Some minor handling marks to boards. Bookplate to endpaper “G. Scott Atkinson, Snelson.” Inside pages all very clean and tight throughout. Authors signature to title page. Else an excellent copy. Maps to endpapers. 200pp. Illustrated with 11 B&W photographs on plates and 23 B&W sketch drawings in text.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84404
- Title
- East and West of Severn. Midland Riches. Illustrated with drawings by Dennis Flanders and Porteous Wood, and photographs by the author. SIGNED COPY.
- Author
- HANCOCK, C.V.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Faber and Faber, 1956 1st edition
- Keywords
- ENGLISH TOPOGRAPHY HANCOCK, C.V.: East and West of Severn, Midland Riches, Illustrated, drawings, Dennis Flanders, Porteous Wood, photographs, SIGNED COPY, leather, fine binding, Bayntun, shakespeare land, Teme Valley, Marches, Winchcombe, Windrush, Titt
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About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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