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"Truthful Impression of the Country, A" British and American Travel Writing in China, 1880-1949by: Clifford, Nicholas R.

"Truthful Impression of the Country, A" British and American Travel Writing in China, 1880-1949
by: Clifford, Nicholas R.

Hardcover. Ann Arbor , The University of Michigan Press, reprint, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 231 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. An erudite and authoritative guide of Chinese travel literature by American and British writers. Mild rubbing and slight fading to dust jacket. Unmarked and scarce; a tight copy.

Record # 952328

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A History of Watchet (SIGNED COPY)by: A. L. Wedlake

A History of Watchet (SIGNED COPY)
by: A. L. Wedlake

Hardcover. UK, Printed by Cox, Sons and Co., 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, chipped dust jacket, 140 pages plus bibliography and index. A study of a little West Somerset town. 8 b&w plates. Privately printed, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. Mild soil to dj, otherwise clean.

Record # 387317

Price: $20.00 
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A Sentimental Journey In And About The Ancient And Loyal City Of Lichfield by: Alfred D Parker

A Sentimental Journey In And About The Ancient And Loyal City Of Lichfield
by: Alfred D Parker

Hardcover. Lichfield UK, A.C. Lomax's Successors, 1st, 1925, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine. The spine is sunned and slightly over onto front board. 180 pages. No markings, a clean copy.

Record # 383157

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Among English Inns: the Story of a Pilgrimage to Characteristic Spots of Rural Englandby: Tozier, Josephine

Among English Inns: the Story of a Pilgrimage to Characteristic Spots of Rural England
by: Tozier, Josephine

Hardcover. Boston, L.C. Page & Co., 1st, 1904, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, clean, square and tight in grey pictorial embossed buckram with no internal markings. Top page edges gilt. Little Pilgrimage Series. Illustrated throughout with 33 b&w photos, etchings and small b&w engravings. Tissue present between first illustration and title page. 1904 on title page in roman numerals. Clean copy.

Record # 387318

Price: $30.00 
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Black's Guide to Devonshire by: N/A

Black's Guide to Devonshire
by: N/A

Hardcover. Edinburgh, A & C Black, reprint, 1872, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. One of many popular travel guide books published by Adam and Charles Black from 1839 to the 1910s, this series was the leading competitor to Baedeker's iconic guide books. Illustrated with maps and tables throughout, including three folding maps. Includes 112 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original dark green cloth binding with a gilt design on front cover. One map has been neatly repaired with paper and paste due to a small closed tear. Front hinge with mild crack, signature opposite half-title page.

Record # 387669

Price: $30.00 
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Black's Guide to the Duchy of Cornwall by: N/A

Black's Guide to the Duchy of Cornwall
by: N/A

Hardcover. Edinburgh, A & C Black, reprint, 1874, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. One of many popular travel guide books published by Adam and Charles Black from 1839 to the 1910s, this series was the leading competitor to Baedeker's iconic guide books. Illustrated with maps and tables throughout including a fold-out map. This guide suggests potential routes and excursions for exploring this picturesque county. 74-page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original dark green cloth binding with a gilt decoration on the front cover. Clean copy.

Record # 387670

Price: $40.00 
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Castles by: Oman, Charles

Castles
by: Oman, Charles

Hardcover. London, The Great Western Railway, 1st, 1926, Hardcover, maroon boards with black cloth spine, 230 pages. The result of two interesting journeys, devoted to castle-seeking, one in 1924, covering Wales and the English counties along the Welsh border; and the other in 1925 devoted to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall ".The text is accompanied by 105 illustrations, 77 drawings, 1 Plate, 2 colored Plates, and 2 Maps, a color map folded into rear pocket inside cover. Previous owner's inscription on half-title page. Otherwise clean.

Record # 383204

Price: $28.00 
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Dickens' Londonby: Francis Miltoun

Dickens' London
by: Francis Miltoun

Hardcover. Boston, L. C. Page & Company, 1st US, 1903, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, gilt-stamped light gray cloth with Dickens' escutcheon in red & gold on cover, top edge gilt, frontispiece photographic profile of Dickens & 18 B&W photographic illustrations. Nice retrospective of London in reference to Charles Dickens life, book provides a brief look at Dickens' literary life, manner and customs, history of the area and more. 300 pages including index,

Record # 387258

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Dream of England, A: Landscape, Photography and the Tourist's Imaginationby: Taylor, john

Dream of England, A: Landscape, Photography and the Tourist's Imagination
by: Taylor, john

Softcover. Manchester, England, Manchester University Press, 1st Paperback Edition, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 300 pages. Softcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Wrapper very good, has a crease at the top right corner of front cover. Pages clean and unmarked, edges have some light foxing/tanning. Binding tight. In great shape. This superbly-illustrated new book explores English society and its relationship to the landscape, as seen through photography and tourism over the last hundred years.

Record # 32386

Price: $25.00 
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East Londonby: Walter Besant

East London
by: Walter Besant

Hardcover. NY, The Century Co., 1st US, 1901, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with pictorial design in black, orange and white, top edge gilt, 364 pages with 54 b&w illustrations throughout by Phil May, Joseph Pennell and L. Raven Hill. Ex-lib with spine label, light marking, residue to endpapers. Interior is clean, bright.

Record # 387522

Price: $28.00 
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Edinburghby: Linklater, Eric

Edinburgh
by: Linklater, Eric

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 215 pages plus index. Illustrated by Don Pottinger plus b&w photos. Clean copy.

Record # 396451

Price: $15.00 
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English Hoursby: Henry James/Joseph Pennell

English Hours
by: Henry James/Joseph Pennell

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1905, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, black cloth stamped in gilt, 3 colors. Beautiful gilt and sihouette vignette of the London skyline. 80 black and white drawings by Joseph Pennell. Top edge gilt. A collection of periodical pieces written over a span of thirty years by James, all about his travels in England. Name and date on front fly leaf, otherwise a clean, bright copy.

Record # 383751

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English Village Homes and Country Buildings  by: Sydney R. Jones

English Village Homes and Country Buildings
by: Sydney R. Jones

Hardcover. London, Batsford, 2nd Ed., 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 120 pages. Color frontis., many b&w photos and sketches. Bookplate on inside front cover, small note on half-title page, otherwise clean. A wonderful study of the historical small village house.

Record # 387437

Price: $18.00 
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Exeter / Bath and Wells (Beautiful England Series)by: Arthur L. Salmon/Heath, Sidney /E. W. Haslehurst

Exeter / Bath and Wells (Beautiful England Series)
by: Arthur L. Salmon/Heath, Sidney /E. W. Haslehurst

Hardcover. London, Blackie & Son Limited, reprint, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, maroon leather stamped with an ornate gilt design. Two titles from the publisher's "Beautiful England" series, here rebound in a single volume. Each 64 pages with 12 color plates by E.W. Haslehurst. Decorative endpapers. ribbon marker. Bookplate on a blank prelim page, spine leather faded to brown, but gilt decorations and lettering are bright. Two related photographic cards laid in.

Record # 384962

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Geographia New Map of England & Wales, showing counties in colours. (ca. 101 x 75 cm) by: n/a

Geographia New Map of England & Wales, showing counties in colours. (ca. 101 x 75 cm)
by: n/a

London, Geographia Ltd., Book: Very Good, Softcover. Linen backed folded map. In the paper sleeve. Nice condition. Early 1900s.

Record # 381436

Price: $20.00 
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Great English Housesby: Chamberlin, Russell

Great English Houses
by: Chamberlin, Russell

Hardcover. NY, Harmony Books, 1wt, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 152 pages. full blue cloth, silver lettering on spine. Illustrated with B&W and color photographs and reproductions. A visual tour of the great country English houses through the ages. Clean copy.

Record # 372380

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Guide to Knole: Its State Rooms, Pictures and Abtiquities, With a Short Account of the Possessors and Park of Knole by: N/A

Guide to Knole: Its State Rooms, Pictures and Abtiquities, With a Short Account of the Possessors and Park of Knole
by: N/A

Hardcover. London, Waterlow and Sons, reprint, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth with gilt lettering on front cover. 56 pages, b&w illustrations. Appears to be the original softcover rebound in cloth. Small holes at gutter where staples removed. Small name stamp in blank prelim page. 3 related postcards laid in.

Record # 387727

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Illustrated Journeys of Celia Fiennes, 1685-c.1712, The by: Fiennes, Celia and Christopher Morris (Ed.)

Illustrated Journeys of Celia Fiennes, 1685-c.1712, The
by: Fiennes, Celia and Christopher Morris (Ed.)

Hardcover. US, The Book Service / MacDonald & Co. / Webb & Bower, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 248 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Faint foxing to edges, else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 462991

Price: $25.00 
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Journal of Charles B. Crockett, Theby: Crockett, Charles B.

Journal of Charles B. Crockett, The
by: Crockett, Charles B.

Softcover. NA, NA, 1st, NA, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 51 pages. Softcover. No date or publication information. Library stamp at bottom left corner of front cover. Number stamped on reverse of title page. Text is clean, unmarked. Some light chipping to cover edges. The journal starts in 1848, with a voyage to Glasgow at fifteen years of age, for famine relief. Later voyages took Crockett to Paris, Russia, and Calcutta, Entertaining anecdotes about the passengers, his reading, and his wedding in Boston. The narrative is taken up later at his Golden Wedding. Entertaining and informative. Stapled in green wrappers.

Record # 612180

Price: $70.00 
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Lancashire: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notesby: Grindon, Leo H.

Lancashire: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes
by: Grindon, Leo H.

Hardcover. London, Seeley & Co, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover bound in brown gilt decorated cloth, 355 pages, many b&w illustrations.

Record # 387268

Price: $18.00 
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London A La Mode by: Muggeridge , Malcolm and Paul Hogarth

London A La Mode
by: Muggeridge , Malcolm and Paul Hogarth

Hardcover. New York, Hill and Wang , 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 144 pages. Hardcover. Extensive b&w drawings by Paul Hogarth throughout. Gilt titles on spine. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 367684

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London Perceived by: V. S. Pritchett / Evelyn Hofer

London Perceived
by: V. S. Pritchett / Evelyn Hofer

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, Brace and World, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket. A large and lovely appreciation of London, with text by Pritchett and photographs throughout by Evelyn Hofer, which capture the look of London in the early 1960s. The photographs include 18 pages in full color and 111 pages in monochrome gravure. There is a bookplate on the inside cover, a small stamp to the half-title page, and a crease to the dj flap. The interior of the book is clean and tight.

Record # 387427

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London's Riverside: From Hampton Court in the West to Greenwich Palace in the East by: Suzanne Ebel; Doreen Impey

London's Riverside: From Hampton Court in the West to Greenwich Palace in the East
by: Suzanne Ebel; Doreen Impey

Hardcover. London, William Luscombe, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket, 256 pages, b&w illustrations. This is a broad and long history of the Thames. Inscription on the front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 397495

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Old English Townsby: Andrews, William & Elsie M. Lang

Old English Towns
by: Andrews, William & Elsie M. Lang

Hardcover. New York , F.A. Stokes , 1st US, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, boards with cloth spine. Color frontispiece, b&w Illustrations. Spine darkened, light foxing to a few pages otherwise clean. Hinge weak at title page. A descriptive and historical account of the more important old English towns.

Record # 100526

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Rambles by Rivers. The Duddon; The Mole; The Adur, Arun, and Wey; The Lea; The Dove; The Avon [2 volumes in 1] by: Thorne, James

Rambles by Rivers. The Duddon; The Mole; The Adur, Arun, and Wey; The Lea; The Dove; The Avon [2 volumes in 1]
by: Thorne, James

Hardcover. London, Charles Knight, 1st, 1844-45, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, marbled boards with red leather spine and corners. Two volumes bound in one, 244 pages & 254 pages. Gilt designs and lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with woodcuts from the author's drawings. Mild wear to spine, tight, clean copy.

Record # 385871

Price: $80.00 
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South Londonby: Besant, Walter

South London
by: Besant, Walter

Hardcover. London, Chatto & Windus, 1st, 1899, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 332 pages plus publisher's ads in rear. Blue cloth covers with gilt design and lettering, top edge gilt. Etching frontispiece by Francis Walker and 119 b&w illustrations. Previous owner's signature on blank page opposite preface, otherwise a clean, bright copy.

Record # 406824

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The Descriptive Album of London A Pictorial Guide Bookby: Birch, George H

The Descriptive Album of London A Pictorial Guide Book
by: Birch, George H

Hardcover. London, The Descriptive Album Publishing Company, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, oblong green cloth covers stamped in dark green and gilt. 100 pages, b/w plates., Contains 108 views of London, with explanatory notes and introduction. Clean copy.

Record # 378059

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The Islands of England: A Survey of the Islands Around England and Wales; and the Channel Islandsby: J. H. Ingram

The Islands of England: A Survey of the Islands Around England and Wales; and the Channel Islands
by: J. H. Ingram

Hardcover. London, B.T. Batsford, 1st, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 194 pages. Color frontis plus photographic b&w plates. Clean copy.

Record # 387459

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The Lure of Old Chelsea by: Reginald Blunt

The Lure of Old Chelsea
by: Reginald Blunt

Hardcover. London, Mills & Boon], 1st, 1922, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt lettering, 208 pages. 9 b&w photographic plates. Charming guide to this historic section of London. Small ownership stamp to front fly leaf, tiny nicks to cloth corners, otherwise a clean, tight copy.

Record # 387259

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The Penrose Guide to Oxford and the University-Containing 100 Photographs and Plan by: Charles A. Palmer

The Penrose Guide to Oxford and the University-Containing 100 Photographs and Plan
by: Charles A. Palmer

Oxford UK, Penrose and Palmer, 1st, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, light tan stapled wrappers, 64 pages with 100 b&w photos. Center spread map. Bright, unmarked copy with bookseller's small sticker on front.

Record # 381440

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The World of London. La Societe de Londres
by: Count Paul Vasili

Hardcover. London, Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1st, 1885, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 300 pages + 32 ads in rear. Original brown endpapers, in the original binding of blue cloth decorated in red, black and gilt, spine titled in gilt. Also published under title: The Society of London. Originally attributed to Mme. Juliette Adam; more recently this and other similar works have been accredited with strong probability to Elie de Cyon." (Trove) Catherine Radziwill was the first to use the pseudonym Count Paul Vasili with a gossipy book called Berlin Society, a pen-name that was then taken up by other anonymous writers. Previous owner's name in ink on title page, otherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 371289

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Travels of a Victorian Photographer: The Photographs of Francis Frith by: Frith, Francis/ Roger Hudson  editor

Travels of a Victorian Photographer: The Photographs of Francis Frith
by: Frith, Francis/ Roger Hudson editor

Hardcover. London, The Folio Society, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover with decorated boards in decorated slipcase, 298 pages, illustrations from photographs. 'With texts by various writers, selected by Roger Hudson'. Sepia-tone archive photographs throughout. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 387399

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Trials and Triumphs of a Summer Vacationby: K.A.M.

Trials and Triumphs of a Summer Vacation
by: K.A.M.

Hardcover. New York, Michael Sullivan, 1st, 1886, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 87 pages, in green cloth covers with black and gilt design. A brief first-hand account of a seven week trip to Europe, principally England, Ireland and Scotland. Uncommon. A bit worn with cracked hinges.

Record # 354100

Price: $40.00 
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Unknown Cornwall by: C. E. Vulliamy

Unknown Cornwall
by: C. E. Vulliamy

Hardcover. NY, G. P. Putnam's, 1st US, 1925, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth covers stamped in gilt, 246 pages. With Illustrations in color and black and white by Charles Simpson. Small ownership signature on front fly otherwise clean, bright copy.

Record # 387031

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Untrodden English Waysby: Shelley, Henry C.

Untrodden English Ways
by: Shelley, Henry C.

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1st, 1908, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 341 pages, b&w and color plates. Light blue cloth covers w/ gilt lettering and design. Top edge gilt. Light rubbing to cover corners. Else a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 851348

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