Author: F. Duckworth
Title: The Cotswolds
Description: London, Adam and Charles Black, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of this colourfully illustrated guide to the Cotswolds, a picturesque area of Southern England. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front free end paper, dated 1915. A delightful guide to the Cotswolds as they were in the early twentieth century, including descriptions of beloved villages and places such as Winchcombe, Burford, Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold. Written by F. Duckworth, this volume is part of the 'Beautiful Britain' series. Charmingly illustrated with twenty-four colour reproductions of picturesque paintings by G. F. Nicholls, as well as a folding sketch map of Central and Northern Cotswolds. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally smart, with very light shelf wear to the extremities and a small mark to the front board. Gilt remains bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for remnants of sticky tape to the paste downs and end papers, and a little offsetting to the half title page. Very Good . Ill.: G. F. Nicholls. Very Good .

Keywords: Cotswolds Area of Natural Beauty England Travel Area of Natural Beauty G. F. Nicholls


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