Somerset. (SHELL GUIDE) General Editor John Betjeman.
by QUENNELL, Peter: C.H.B.:
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- Hardcover
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Faber and Faber, (1939) 1st ed.. Hardback, Ringbound. 9 x 7 inches. White cloth covers with red backed lettering to spine. In illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (DW some darkening and handling marks, edges rubbed with some small tears to edges and tears/nicks to corners. Not price clipped.) Cover with some minor darkening to spine and edges. Steel ringbinding slightly rusted. Neat inscription to endpaper “A. Reed. May 1943.” A couple of very minor handling marks else inside pages all very clean and tight. Maps clean and bright. Else a very good clean and tight copy. Two loose articles inside on St. Mary’s Wedmore & The Wells Clock. 46pp. With many B&W illustrations and photo plates. Scarce - Faber took over the Shell guides from Batsford in 1939.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92859
- Title
- Somerset. (SHELL GUIDE) General Editor John Betjeman.
- Author
- QUENNELL, Peter: C.H.B.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Faber and Faber, (1939) 1st ed.
- Keywords
- ENGLISH TOPOGRAPHY::Shell Guides Topography Shell guide Myths & Legends Natural History Folklore Illustrated Books Guide Books
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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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