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Dorsetshire. Its History, Antiquities, Places of Interest, etc. A Complete, Concise and Exhaustive Story of Dorset from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Profusely illustrated with one hundres and twenty-five specially prepared photographic process views. In one volume. Abbott’s Illustrated Counties.

Dorsetshire. Its History, Antiquities, Places of Interest, etc. A Complete, Concise and Exhaustive Story of Dorset from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Profusely illustrated with one hundres and twenty-five specially prepared photographic process views. In one volume. Abbott’s Illustrated Counties.

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Dorsetshire. Its History, Antiquities, Places of Interest, etc. A Complete, Concise and Exhaustive Story of Dorset from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Profusely illustrated with one hundres and twenty-five specially prepared photographic process views. In one volume. Abbott’s Illustrated Counties.

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The Guide Printing and Publishing Co. Southampton. 1896 1st edition.. Hardback, Size 11 x 8.5 inches. In textured ‘quarter-bound-style’ brown cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. Black endpapers. All edges gilt. Black endpapers. In good condition. Some handling marks to boards, some rubbing to edges and ends of spine. Front endpapers cracked at front hinge. Neat inscription to verso side “Miss Anstey, In memory of Tarrant Gunville in 1896, W.H. Stilthink (?) Rector & Friend.” Some minor light foxing to coloured map at front, tape repair to split main fold. Small embossed orange slip at p.1. “Tarrant Gunville Rectory, Blandford.” A few handling marks to pages else a very good tight copy. 130pp. With large fold out map and b/w photographs. A brief history of Dorset is followed by descriptions of towns and villages and important buildings, with b/w photographs.

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Dorsetshire. Its History, Antiquities, Places of Interest, etc. A Complete, Concise and Exhaustive Story of Dorset from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Profusely illustrated with one hundres and twenty-five specially prepared photographic process views. In one volume. Abbott’s Illustrated Counties.
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The Guide Printing and Publishing Co. Southampton. 1896 1st edition.
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DORSET TOPOGRAPHY ABBOTT, Dorsetshire, History, Antiquities, Places, Interest, Complete, Concise, Exhaustive Story, Dorset, Earliest Times, Present Day, Abbott’s Illustrated Counties, towns, villages, buildings, photographs, Dorset, first edition,

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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.

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