Roads and Trackways of Wessex; The Cotswolds
by Geoffrey N Wright
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Ashbourne; Newton Abbott : MPC; David & Charles , 1988-91. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 9" by 6" . None . Two bright first edition guides to the English countryside of Wessex and the Cotswolds by Geoffrey N Wright. The first edition of this work. Pair comprised of two guides from Geoffrey N Wright. Comprised of: 'Roads and Trackways of Wessex,' containing a history of the origin and development of Wessex roads; and 'The Cotswolds,' ode to the rural landscape and market towns of Cotswolds. Both illustrated in text. Complete with unclipped dust wrappers. In the original publisher's full cloth bindings. Externally excellent. Dust wrappers unclipped with only light sunning to spine 'Wessex.' Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 861A25
- Title
- Roads and Trackways of Wessex; The Cotswolds
- Author
- Geoffrey N Wright
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- MPC; David & Charles
- Place of Publication
- Ashbourne; Newton Abbott
- Date Published
- 1988-91
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- england travel rural first editions travel
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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