Shell Guide To Derbyshire Illustrated In A Series of Views of Castles, Seats of the Nobility, Mines, Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Public Buildings, Churches, Antiquities, etc. General editor: JOHN BETJEMAN.

HOBHOUSE, Christopher:

Published by London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1939 (1st thus.) (1st Hardback)

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Hardback, Ringbound. approx 9 x 7 inches. White cloth with blue blocked lettering to spine. In illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good Dustwrapper. (DW small tears to ends of spine with some loss to bottom end, a couple of small tears to edges, some minor tanning. In protective sleeve. Not price clipped.) Cover with some minor darkening to edges and ends of spine. A couple of minor handling marks to inside pages, else pages and maps all very clean and tight. No inscriptions or marks. On p59 a later (more agreeable) description of Matlock has been pasted over the original - (the former description scathes Riber Castle as ?hideous?.) Else a very good clean and tight copy. 63pp. Illustrated with 2 colour map plates, and numerous B&W photographs, including tinted plates. 1st Hardback edition. Seller Inventory # 91758

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Title: Shell Guide To Derbyshire Illustrated In A ...

Publisher: London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1939 (1st thus.) (1st Hardback)