Walter Jerrold; R. Murray Gilchrist; Sidney Heath; Arthur L. Salmon; Charles Edwards; F. D. How; George Morley; Edward Thomas; Canon Danks; George Benson; A. G. Bradley; G. E. Mitton; J. A. Nicklin; John Geddie; George Eyre Todd - 8 Vols Our Beautiful Homeland

London, The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd. c1921. Cloth. A beautiful illustrated ten volume collection of works from the Our Beautiful Homeland Series. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings.These copies are undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the National Library of Scotland and the University of Birmingham Libraries.This is a eight-volume set of this charming early 20th-century travel series showcasing the historic towns, rural landscapes, and iconic landmarks of Britain.Each copy of Our Beautiful Homeland features 48 full-page colour plates of watercolours, painted by Ernest W. Haslehust, R.B.A. This set includes volumes exploring:  Norwich: Shakespeare Land: The Peak District: The Dukeries, described by Walter Jerrold & R. Murray Gilchrist Exeter: Heart of Wessex: Dartmoor: Bath and Wells, described by Sidney Heath & Arthur L. Salmon Hereford: Chester: Oxford: Warwick & Leamington, described by Charles Edwards, F. D. How & George Morley Canterbury: Winchester: The Isle of Wight: Swanage, described by Edward Thomas, Sidney Heath & Canon Danks York: Ripon and Harrogate: The English Lakes: Scarborough, described by George Benson, A. G. Bradley & R. Murray Gilchrist The Thames: Windsor Castle: Hampton Court: Dickens Land, described by G. E. Mitton, Edward Thomas, Walter Jerrold & J. A. Nicklin Edinburgh: The Scott Country: The Shores of Fife: Loch Lomond: Loch Katrine & The Trossachs, described by John Geddie & George Eyre Todd The Heart of London: Through London"s Highways: In London"s By-Ways: Rambles in Greater London, described by Walter Jerrold In original publisher's cloth bindings. Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight age toning to cloth, more so to spines, particularly "Norwich". The odd minor handling mark to boards. slight soiling to cloth. The odd hinge strained, but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound, aside from pages 13-16 in "Oxford", which are fully disbound. Pages bright and clean, if slightly age toned. The odd spot, heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: Ernest W. Haslehust. Very Good .

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