By Douglas Clyne; M. B. Shaw and D. W. Pitt; Harold Rose; Nina Nelson; Ernest Welsman; Douglas Clyne; O. H. Warne; Douglas Clyne; Chris Moore; Guy Sneath; O. H. Warne; M. B. Shaw and D. W. Pitt
London   Alvin Redman Limited
7.5” by 5” 335; 210; 186; 275; 240; 323; 186; 260; 193; 279; 231; 223 pp.
A twelve-volume set from the Your Guide to travel series, published by Alvin Redman Limited, presenting richly illustrated, map-detailed guides to popular mid-century travel destinations.
By Douglas Clyne; M. B. Shaw and D. W. Pitt; Harold Rose; Nina Nelson; Ernest Welsman; Douglas Clyne; O. H. Warne; Douglas Clyne; Chris Moore; Guy Sneath; O. H. Warne; M. B. Shaw and D. W. Pitt

1959-1968 Your Guide to Costa Brava; Your Guide to Andalusia; Your Guide to Majorca Ibiza and Minorca; Your Guide to Egypt; Your Guide to Greece; Your Guide to Portugal; Your Guide to Sardinia; Your Guide to Costa Del Sol; Your Guide to Costa Blanca; Your Guide to Basque Country of France and Spain; Your Guide to Turkey; Your Guide to South West France

London   Alvin Redman Limited
7.5” by 5” 335; 210; 186; 275; 240; 323; 186; 260; 193; 279; 231; 223 pp.
A twelve-volume set from the Your Guide to travel series, published by Alvin Redman Limited, presenting richly illustrated, map-detailed guides to popular mid-century travel destinations.
£135.00
: 4kgs / : 973H30

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Early Edition, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

In the publisher's original cloth bindings.

Complete with the original dust wrappers, except for Your Guide to South West France which is sadly lacking the dust wrapper. All but two of the original dust wrappers remain unclipped. 

All volumes are first editions, apart from Your Guide to Egypt, which is the second revised edition. 

Each volume features eight double-sided monochrome photographic plates showcasing scenes from its respective location. Collated, complete. 

This twelve-volume set from the Your Guide to travel series, published by Alvin Redman Limited, offers a charming portrait of popular European and Mediterranean destinations of the mid-20th century, consisting of:

Your guide to Costa Brava by Douglas Clyne (1959). This copy features a fold-out map to rear, with sketch maps to the beginning of each chapter. 

Your guide to Andalusia by M. B. Shaw and D. W. Pitt (1965). 

Your guide to Majorca Ibiza and Minorca by Harold Rose (1965). 

Your guide to Egypt by Nina Nelson (1965). This volume is the second revised edition, published one year after the first edition. 

Your guide to Greece by Ernest Welsman (1965). This copy includes a fold-out map to rear. 

Your guide to Portugal by Douglas Clyne (1965). This copy includes a fold-out map to rear. 

Your guide to Sardinia by O. H. Warne (1965). 

Your guide to Costa Del Sol by Douglas Clyne (1966). This copy includes a fold-out map to rear. 

Your guide to Costa Blanca by Chris Moore (1966). This copy includes a fold-out map to rear. 

Your guide to Basque Country of France and Spain by Guy Sneath (1966). This copy includes three maps, including a fold-out map to rear. 

Your guide to Turkey by O. H. Warne (1966). This copy includes a fold-out map to rear. 

Your guide to South West France by M. B. cand D. W. Pitt (1968). With four maps, including a fold-out map to rear. 

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Eternally, very smart. slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight fading to extremities to older copies with one or two very slight handling marks. Slight offsetting to endpapers to the odd copy. Dust wrappers, generally smart. “South West France” is lacking the dust wrapper. Tape repairs to inner extremities of “Andalusia”. Slight loss to rear panel of “Andalusia”. Dust wrapper to “Costa Del Sol” and “Majorca”, clipped. Dust wrapper of “Costa Brava” slightly age toned with slight loss to head and tail of spine, with scattered spotting to extremities. Small price sticker to front wrap of “Sardinia”, with loss to lower extremities of front panel and upper extremities of rear panel. slight rubbing and bumping to extremities of dust wrappers, resulting in the odd crease, chip and closed tear. Internally, generally firmly bound. Library stamp from Wiltshire County Library to title page of “Costa Del Sol”. Glue and abrasion to paper of rear free endpaper of “Andalusia”, where something was previously affixed to the gutter. Previous owner’s inscription to front free endpaper of “Basque Country”. Tape repairs to rear fold-out map of “Costa Del Sol”. Scattered spotting to fore edge and first and last few leaves of “Costa Brava”. Rear hinge of "Costa Del Sol" slightly strained, with binding materials slightly exposed, but firm. One or two spots to fore edge and first and last few leaves, heavier to older copies.

Very Good Indeed

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