Beautiful England & Scotland Series
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: 23 vols. Most djs are in mylar - all price clipped. Windsor Castle - fep missing.
The Beautiful England series (and companion "Beautiful Scotland"), published by Blackie & Son, stands as a defining achievement in early-to-mid twentieth-century topographical literature, presenting Britain's heritage through a lens that is at once romantic and rigorously observational. Each volume in the series — spanning destinations from Canterbury and the Thames to Edinburgh and Loch Lomond — reflects a deep reverence for the landscape and built environment of the British Isles, crafted for readers who believed that truly knowing a place meant understanding its history, its character, and its soul. Whether you are drawn to the medieval archways of the City or the ceremonial avenues of Westminster. The Heart of London, Oxford, The Cornish Riviera, Dartmoor, Canterbury, The English Lakes, The Thames, Bath and Wells, Windsor Castle, Dickens-Land, The Peak District, Winchester, Chester, Exeter, Hampton Court, In London's Byways, Rambles in Greater London, Through London's Highways, Warwick and Leamington, Norwich and the Broads, Loch Lomond, and Edinburgh.
Author: -
Format: Hardback
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: 23 vols. Most djs are in mylar - all price clipped. Windsor Castle - fep missing.
The Beautiful England series (and companion "Beautiful Scotland"), published by Blackie & Son, stands as a defining achievement in early-to-mid twentieth-century topographical literature, presenting Britain's heritage through a lens that is at once romantic and rigorously observational. Each volume in the series — spanning destinations from Canterbury and the Thames to Edinburgh and Loch Lomond — reflects a deep reverence for the landscape and built environment of the British Isles, crafted for readers who believed that truly knowing a place meant understanding its history, its character, and its soul. Whether you are drawn to the medieval archways of the City or the ceremonial avenues of Westminster. The Heart of London, Oxford, The Cornish Riviera, Dartmoor, Canterbury, The English Lakes, The Thames, Bath and Wells, Windsor Castle, Dickens-Land, The Peak District, Winchester, Chester, Exeter, Hampton Court, In London's Byways, Rambles in Greater London, Through London's Highways, Warwick and Leamington, Norwich and the Broads, Loch Lomond, and Edinburgh.