Picturesque Gloucestershire; being a series of exclusive photographs illustrating the ancient and interesting towns and villages of the County, together with a short historical and general description.
by G V Bright:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cheltenham Newspaper co, 1928. First edition (hardback). 4to (29cm by 23cm), 384pp. Illustrated throughout in black & white. Original blue cloth, gilt titling to the front board and the spine. Small mark to the front board, light foxing to the edges of the text block, gift inscription to the front free endpaper; overall, this book is in good to very good condition. Includes a photograph of the building that is now our shop (on page 331).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornell Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57976
- Title
- Picturesque Gloucestershire; being a series of exclusive photographs illustrating the ancient and interesting towns and villages of the County, together with a short historical and general description.
- Author
- G V Bright:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cheltenham Newspaper co, 1928.
Terms of Sale
Cornell Books Limited
Returns accepted for any reason, provided that you notify us within 7 days of receipt. The customer is responsible for paying return shipping unless the book was not as described.
About the Seller
Cornell Books Limited
Biblio member since 2005
Tewkesbury
About Cornell Books Limited
We are a medium-sized bookshop located in a small country town in the west of England. The shop is open for business from 1030 to 1700 Monday to Saturday. The building is a fifteenth-century former public house. We are still awaiting the day when we find a book older than the shop itself!
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- Gilt
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