South Devon. (The Buildings of England. BE 5.) by Pevsner, Nikolaus

Penguin Books, 1952. Hardcover. Good. 1952. 'First Published'. 351 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Harmondsworth (Penguin Books), 1952.. 351pp., 80 plates. 21 text figs., 1 folding map. Cloth. D.j.

Penguin Books. 1952 1st edition.. Size 4.5 x 7.0 inches. In illustrated limp card covers. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened and bumped at top end. Slight browning throughout. Private bookplate on front endpaper. Else a clean and tight copy. 351pp. With b/w photographs, plans and a map. The paperback edition of South Devon from Pevsner’s Buildings of England series.

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. Octavo paperback. Penguin Buildings of England BE5. 351 pp., black & white illustrations and folding map at rear. Page edges a bit tanned as seems usual otherwise Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions. Nice copy in the scarce jacket.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex : Penguin Books, 1952. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series: The Buildings of England ; BE 5. Physical description: 351 pages, : illustrations, maps ; 19cm. Subjects: Historic buildings, South Devon (England) ; Guidebooks.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1952. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. pp 352 Pevsner's guide to South Devon with a typed letter by the author laid in. Using The Buildings of England notepaper Pevsner writes to P M Reid in Bickley in Kent about buildings at Sandridge Park which had been omitted 'and am rather depressed about it. However, one day a second edition will come alon and then the matter will be rectified.' Pevsner signs himself in blue ink. The book is very good with some browning to the paper stock. Very Good 1952