Author: Allan Fea
Title: Quiet Roads and Sleepy Villages
Description: London, Eveleigh Nash , 1913. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this volume exploring the history of the English country by Allan Fea, with some lovely plates throughout. The first edition, first impression of this work. A book exploring the history of England from the links formed by remote villages of the rural areas, often forgotten in modern times. Allan Fea wanders through these areas, reporting on historical sketches of each. With chapters on Bedfordshire, South Northants, Gloucestershire, and Berkshire among others. Illustrated with photographic plates throughout. Allan Fea was a British antiquary and historian specialising in the English Civil Wars period and the House of Stuart. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with only minor shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, a touch of darkening to the spine. Previous ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, dated 1913. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting scattered throughout. Illustrated with photographic plates. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: country life england travel history england Not Stated


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