Author: J. A. Hammerton [editor]
Title: Wonderful Britain: Its Highways, Byways & Historic Places
Description: London, The Fleetway House , c1930. Cloth. Three volumes of this profusely illustrated work on the highways, byways, and historical places of interest in Britain. Three volumes of four. A historical guide to the highways, byways, and places of interest across Britain. Volume one contains chapters such as: Windsor Castle and its Story, Shakespeare's England, Romantic Edinburgh, Historic Chester and Shrewsbury, and the Castles of Wales. Volume two contains chapters such as: The Ruined Abbeys of Scotland, London's Roman Remains, The Historic Lake District, Landmarks of the Normans, and The Storied Isles. Volume three contains chapters such as: Famous Scenes from Ireland's Story, Historic Mansions in England, Where the Rival Roses Warred, The Blue Coat Schools, and A Look Round Georgian Britain. Each volume is illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and over three hundred monochromatic photographs. Edited by Sir John Alexander Hammerton, an English writer known as the most successful creator of large-scale works of reference in Britain. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping resulting in light loss to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and marks to the boards. A split to the front joint of volumes one and three. Front hinge starting but firm to volume one. Rear joint starting but firm to volume three. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Keywords: Wonderful Britain Highways Byways Britain Hammerton Not Stated


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