Travel in England. From Pilgrim and Pack-Horse to Car and Plane by Thomas Burke - 1949

B. T. Batsford. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1949. Hardcover. Some cover fading. ; 154 pages .

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd. Very Good/Good. 1945. Hard Cover. 8vo Reprint. Dust jacket unclipped some loss to edges, foxing. Cloth boards with bright black titling. No inscription. Light foxing to enhd papers. Colour frontis. Illustrations and photographs oon plates. 154 pages. Some Press Opinions of this Book " . . . the combination of author and publisher was as inevitable as it is irresistible. This delightfully illustrated journey through England and the centuries comes at a good time, when other forms of travel are discouraged . . . whatever the century or the destination, Mr. Burke can find you the appropriate companion. For he is not only a good writer in himself, but the conduit of good writing which is in others." A. A. Milne in The Sunday Times "Mr. Burke tells the story . . . with his usual charm. Here are Romans and highwaymen, innkeepers and women cyclists, humours and adventures. And, of course, the profusion of admirable illustrations you expect in any… Read More

London, etc.: B. T. Batsford, 1949. [vi] 154p., 93 b/w and colored illus., slightly chipped dj, light foxing on the edges.