By Various
London   Methuen & Co. Ltd.
6.5" by 4" xi, 379, (4); xii, 227, (4); xii, 183, (4); xii, 266, (4); x, 354, (4); xv, 231, (4); xv, 376, (4); xii, 260, (4)pp.
A collection of eight volumes from the popular series of illustrated guidebooks "The Little Guides".
By Various

1920-1933 The Little Guides from Methuen & Co. Ltd.

London   Methuen & Co. Ltd.
6.5" by 4" xi, 379, (4); xii, 227, (4); xii, 183, (4); xii, 266, (4); x, 354, (4); xv, 231, (4); xv, 376, (4); xii, 260, (4)pp.
A collection of eight volumes from the popular series of illustrated guidebooks "The Little Guides".
£195.00
: 1.5kgs / : 976T48

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Folding Maps, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Eight volumes. From "The Little Guides" series, a popular series of illustrated, regional guidebooks published by Methuen & Co. Ltd. from the early twentieth century. Volumes covered various counties such as Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Shakespeare's Country. Each volume contains detailed guides to areas of the United Kingdom, with historical commentaries alongside tips for the best travel routes, and important information on local towns and cities. This set contains: The English Lakes, 1920. Second edition, revised. Illustrated with a frontispiece, nineteen plates and twelve maps, including the front endpapers. Collated complete. Written by F. G. Brabant. Illustrated by Edmund H. New. Cumberland and Westmorland, 1920. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-three plates, and two maps, including the front endpapers. Collated complete. Written by Daniel Scott. The Isle of Wight, 1921. Second edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty maps and plans, one of which is folding, including the front endpapers. Collated complete. Written by George Clinch. Illustrated by F. D. Bedford. Hampshire, 1924. Fifth edition, revised. Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-seven plates, two maps, one of which is folding, and two plans. Collated complete. Written by J. Charles Cox. Illustrated by M. E. Purser. Oxford and Its Colleges, 1926. Thirteenth edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-six plates, six plans, and a map. Collated complete. Written by J. Wells. Illustrated by Edmund H. New. Nottinghamshire, 1927. Second edition, revised. Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-nine plates, and three maps, one of which is folding. Collated complete. Written by Evelard L. Guilford. The East Riding of Yorkshire, 1932. Third edition, revised. Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-seven plates, two plans, and two maps, one of which is folding. Collated complete. Written by J. E. Morris. Illustrated by J. S. Bertram. Norfolk, 1933. Eighth edition, revised. Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-nine plates, and three maps, two of which are folding. Collated complete. Written by William A. Dutt. With four leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear of each volume.

Condition

In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spines with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Contemporary ink or pencil inscriptions to the front endpaper. A 3" closed tear to the folding map in Hampshire. Map to the rear of Nottinghamshire detached but present.

Very Good

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