Secondhand British Heritage & Illustrated Travel Bargain Book Box SP4065

Secondhand British Heritage & Illustrated Travel Bargain Book Box SP4065

Twelve illustrated volumes of British landscape, history, and heritage — historic houses, National Trust properties, aerial surveys, literary landmarks, and country pubs — alongside a handful of European travel titles and an Australian art album. Mark Girouard's Historic Houses of Britain and the Oxford Literary Guide are the standouts. These are secondhand books and may show signs of previous ownership.

1. I Saw Two Englands — H.V. Morton — Morton's farewell to pre-war England, revisiting the country he had documented thirty years earlier; poignant, beautifully observed, and suffused with the awareness that the England he loved was about to be changed forever.
2. English Heritage from the Air — Neil Burton — Aerial photographs revealing the full range of England's historic built environment, from Roman remains to Georgian estates; this volume is a reminder of how much survives in the landscape when seen from above.
3. Toledo: Its Art and Its History — An illustrated guide to the Spanish city of Toledo — its cathedral, its El Greco connections, and the centuries of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish coexistence that shaped it. A city whose layered history repays close attention.
4. Wonderful Périgord — J.L. Aubarbier, M. Binet & J.P. Bouchard — A lavishly illustrated guide to the Périgord region of France — prehistoric caves, medieval châteaux, and the gastronomic heritage that has made the region one of the most visited in France.
5. Historic Houses of Britain — Mark Girouard — A richly illustrated survey of Britain's great country houses by the leading architectural historian of the genre; Girouard writes about buildings with the same eye for character that a novelist brings to people.
6. The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to Great Britain and Ireland — A fascinating gazetteer linking writers to the places that shaped their lives and work, from Jane Austen's Hampshire to Dylan Thomas's Wales. This volume is both a reference work and an invitation to read differently.
7. Wild Colours: Canada's Rocky Mountain Wildflowers — Paul Gilbert & Kathryn Graham — A photographic celebration of the wildflowers of the Canadian Rockies; the photography is exceptional and the botanical detail careful without being overwhelming.
8. The National Trust: Blickling Hall — The official guide to Blickling Hall in Norfolk — one of England's finest Jacobean houses and the reputed birthplace of Anne Boleyn; covers the house's architecture, collections, and history in the characteristically thorough National Trust format.
9. English Country Pubs — Derry Brabbs — A beautifully photographed tour of England's most characterful country pubs by the celebrated landscape photographer; Brabbs brings the same eye for place that distinguished his work with James Herriot.
10. The History of Britain: An Aerial View — Christopher Stanley — An aerial photographic survey tracing the visible imprint of British history on the landscape — from hill forts and drove roads to cathedral closes and industrial canals.
11. Autumn Memories: A McCubbin Family Album — Kathleen Mangan — A personal and pictorial record of the family of Australian Impressionist painter Frederick McCubbin; this volume weaves together family history and the development of the Heidelberg School.
12. The National Trust: Wimpole Hall — The official guide to Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire — the county's largest country house, with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown and a history that connects some of the 18th century's most interesting minds.