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London, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Harrison and Sons, st. Martin's Lane, 1888. 12 x 19 cm. Guide includes engraved illustrations showing Queen's House, Bloody Tower, St. Thomas's Tower, Traitors' Gate, Cradle Tower,Lanthorn Tower, more. Plan of Tower. Fold-out drawing of Horse Armoury. Includes biographical notices of the most eminent persns imprisoned in the Tower including Anne Askew, Anne Boleyn, two Earls of Essex, Guy Fawkes and Earl of Arundel. Paper booklet, spine frayed and torn, back wrap missing lower third. Fair. . Catalogs: Travel/England.

Coventry, UK: Curtis & Beamish, 1880. 12 x 15 cm. Guide to old established Family Commercial and Posting Hotel. Includes walks in vicinity, drives, availability of packs of hounds for hunting. Schedule for coach departing Craven Arms at 6 a.m. for London, by way of Dunchurch, Daventry(Breakfast), Weedon (Change Horses) Towcester, Fenny Stratford(Change Horses), Dunstable (Dinner) , Redburn, St. Albans, Barnett (Change Horses) and arrive London at 8:45 p.m. at Castle and Falcon in Aldersgate Street. Ninety-six miles. Paper booklet, good. . Catalogs: Travel/England.

Launceston, UK: Launceston Chamber of Trade, 1963. 12 x 18 cm. Guidebook to ancient Cornish capital, Launceston. Town was an important centre even in 909 AD, the only town in Cornwall to have a Royal Mint. Castle Green (unsightly buildings on the left were put up by the Americans in the second world war for use as a hospital.) Church of St. Mary Magdalene. St. Thomas Church lies at the bottom of the valley, close to the river Kensey. Two maps. Paper booklet, cover lightly worn, good. . Catalogs: Travel/England.

London, England, ca. 1936. 18 x 25 cm. Description of parks of London, including St. James's, The Green and Hyde Parks, and Kensington Gardens. Many excellent photos show pre-World War II London; maps of parks. Paper booklet, bottom 10 cm of spine torn, yet very good. . Catalogs: Travel/England.

Wisley, UK: Royal Horticultural Society, 1978. 29.5 x 20.7 cm. Commemorative book features photos of Wisley Garden over the years. Cover shows English gentlemen in a garden. Garden was by George F. Wilson, but Sir Thomas Hansbury bought it in 1902 and gave it to the RHS in 1903. Back cover shows H.M. Queen Elizabeth II making ceremonial planting May 8, 1978, assisted by Lord Aberconway, President of the RHS. Paper booklet, minor wear. Price sticker on cover. Good. . Catalogs: Travel/England.