Author: Walter Allen; Nellie Kirkham; Aubrey de Selincourt; Reginald Turnor
Title: Vision of England Series: Black Country, Derbyshire, Isle of Wight & Sussex
Description: London, Paul Elek Publishers, 1946-1957. Cloth. Four illustrated volumes from the Vision of England series, including Black Country, Derbyshire, Isle of Wight & Sussex. Black Country by Walter Allen, 1946 Illustrated with drawings, watercolour and photographs, some of which are in colour. With fold out map to the rear. Collated complete. A guide to the Black Country and Birmingham. Written by Walter Allen, an English literary critic and novelist and one of the Birmingham Group of authors. Derbyshire by Nellie Kirkham, 1947 Illustrated with drawings, watercolour and photographs, some of which are in colour. With fold out map to the rear. Collated complete. A guide to Derbyshire and its towns and industries. Written by Nellie Kirkham. Isle of Wight by Aubrey de Selincourt, 1948 Illustrated with drawings and photographs, some of which are in colour. With fold out map to the rear. Collated complete. A guide to the Isle of Wight, its divisions, and coasts. Written by Aubrey de Selincourt, an English writer, classical scholar, and translator. Sussex by Reginald Turner, 1957 Illustrated with drawings and photographs, some of which are in colour. With fold out map to the rear. Collated complete. A guide to Sussex the "most English" of counties. Written by Reginald Turner, an English author, an aesthete and a member of the circle of Oscar Wilde. In the original paper covered card bindings. Externally, smart with light shelf wear only. Original unclipped dust wrappers also smart with light shelf wear and minor chipping. The Isle of Wight volume has more wear and the odd closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. All volume pages are bright and clean with light age toning to the end papers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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