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The Face of England
by Bates, H. E
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to, 128pp, with 40 photographs in colour by A. F. Kersting. Dust jacket with some chipping / edge wear. Tipped in photograph on front. Red cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Beautiful pictures of coast lines, rivers, landscapes, castles, cathedrals, villages and towns, universities and country houses throughout England with accompanying text recalling the history of the landscape, changes etc. Generally very good and clean, a little age toning here and there.
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2133
- Title
- The Face of England
- Author
- Bates, H. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- B. T. Batsford Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Landscape, England, pictorial history, English landscape, coastline
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Social History, Customs & Traditions;
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Tipped In
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
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