Historic And Picturesque Inns Of Old England
by Charles G. Harper; Harold W. Eley
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co., 1927. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Charles G. Harper. An early edition of this charming history of picturesque English inns by travel writer Charles G. Harper. The first reprint of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. An evocative historical guide to old, picturesque English inns by the author and illustrator Charles G. Harper (18631943), with an index of the inns to the rear of the volume. Harper was well-known as a travel writer who illustrated his own work, as he does in this volume with 47 pen and ink drawings. 100 pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally fairly smart, with some small faint marks to the boards and fading to the spine. Minor shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, except for some underlining to the index with coloured pencil. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 861M32
- Title
- Historic And Picturesque Inns Of Old England
- Author
- Charles G. Harper; Harold W. Eley
- Illustrator
- Charles G. Harper
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ed. J. Burrow & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Historic inns English pubs Architecture English inns English pubs
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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