William T. Palmer; Edward Thomas; Edith F. Carey; A.R. Hope Moncrieff; G.E Mitton; Clive Holland; Philip Norman; Marcus B. Huish; Marian Amy Wylie Listings

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	1 Beautiful Britain [12 Volume Numbered Royal Canadian Edition] : The English Lakes, Oxford, The Channel Islands, Surrey, Familar London, Scenery of London, Warwickshire, Vanishing London, Wessex, Happy England, Sussex, and London to the Nore William T. Palmer; Edward Thomas; Edith F. Carey; A.R. Hope Moncrieff; G.E Mitton; Clive Holland; Philip Norman; Marcus B. Huish; Marian Amy Wylie Montreal, Quebec / London, England Cambridge Corporation, Limited / A. & C. Black A. Heaton Cooper; John Fulley-Love; Henry B. Wimbush; Sutton Palmer; Rose Barton; Herbert M. Marshall; Whitehead; Philip Norman; Walter Tyndale; Helen Allingham; Wilfred Ball; W.L. Wylie  Set of 12 volumes of Beautiful Britain. All are in Very Good + condition. These are all from the Royal Canadian Edition, which was limited to 1000 copies. Each volume in this set is hand-numbered on the copyright page as number 42. All volumes are leather bound and in Very Good + condition. Each measures 22 by 17 cm. All bindings are tight and there is just some sunning on the spines. Each book contains numerous color illustrations with each picture protected by a blank opposing page. All were published by the Cambridge Corporation, Limited, Montreal. Although they are undated, they are from circa 1906. These books make a beautiful set and it is very rare to find a complete numbered set and with such a low number in the sequence. Although it states in the books that 1000 copies were printed, some records show that only 300 copies were actually shipped. A full description of each volume follows. Additional information is available on request. The individual book descriptions are: (1) The English Lakes: 231 pages. Described by William T. Palmer, painted by A. Heaton Cooper. Maroon leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Name of former owner in pencil on a front blank endpaper. Color frontispiece. Gilt edging along top page edges. Burgundy textured endpapers. Royal Canadian edition. Number 42 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. Contains 75 color illustrations (including frontispiece). (2) Oxford: 265 pages. Described by Edward Thomas, painted by John Fulley-Love. Blue leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. Rubbing to corners and spine ends and along top edges. Color frontispiece. Gilt edging along top page edges. Blue textured endpapers. Royal Canadian edition. Number 42 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. Contains 60 color illustrations (including frontispiece). (3) The Channel Islands: 294 pages. Described by Edith F. Carey, painted by Henry B. Wimbush. Blue leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. Rubbing to corners and spine ends and along top edges. Color frontispiece. Name of former owner in pencil on a front blank endpaper. Blue edging along top page edges. Navy textured endpapers. Royal Canadian edition. Number 42 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. Contains 76 color illustrations (including frontispiece). (4) Surrey: 252 pages. Described by A.R. Hope Moncrieff, painted by Sutton Palmer. Maroon leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Color frontispiece. Gilt edging along top page edges. Burgundy textured endpapers. Royal Canadian edition. Number 42 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. Contains 75 color illustrations (including frontispiece). (5) Familiar London: 208 pages. Painted by Rose Barton. Blue leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. Rubbing to corners and spine ends and along top edges. Color frontispiece. Blue edging along top page edges. Navy textured endpapers. Royal Canadian edition. Number 42 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. Contains 61 color illustrations (including frontispiece). (6) Scenery of London: 223 pages. Described by G.E Mitton, painted by Herbert M. Marshall. Blue leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Name of former owner in pencil on a front blank endpaper. Color frontispiece. Gilt edging along top page edges. Blue textured endpapers. Royal Canadian edition. Number 42 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. Contains 75 color illustrations (including frontispiece). (7) Warwickshire: 372 pages. Described by Clive Holland, painted by Whitehead. Maroon leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Color frontispiece. Gilt edging along top page edges. Burgundy textured endpapers. Royal Canadian edition. Number 42 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. Contains 75 color illustrations (including frontispiece). (8) Vanishing London: 294 pages. Described and painted by Philip Norman. Blue leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Color frontispiece. Gilt edging along top page edges. Blue textured endpapers. Royal Canadian edition. Number 42 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. Contains 75 color illustrations (including frontispiece). (9) Wessex: 280 pages. Described by Clive Holland, painted by Walter Tyndale. Maroon leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Stain on bottom right corner on front cover. Color frontispiece. Gilt edging along top page edges. Burgundy textured endpapers. Royal Canadian edition. Number 42 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. Contains 75 color illustrations (including frontispiece). (10) Happy England: 204 pages. Text by Marcus B. Huish, painted by Helen Allingham. Blue leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Name of former owner in pencil on a front blank endpaper. Color frontispiece. Gilt edging along top page edges. Blue textured endpapers. Royal Canadian edition. Number 42 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. Contains 81 color illustrations (including frontispiece). (11) Sussex: 197 pages. Painted by Wilfred Ball. Maroon leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Color frontispiece. Gilt edging along top page edges. Burgundy textured endpapers. Royal Canadian edition. Number 42 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. Contains 75 color illustrations (including frontispiece). (12) London to the Nore: 260 pages. Described by Marian Amy Wylie, painted by W.L. Wylie. Blue leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Erased name of former owner in pencil on a front blank endpaper. Color frontispiece. Gilt edging along top page edges. Blue textured endpapers. Royal Canadian edition. Number 42 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. Contains 60 color illustrations (including frontispiece). Also contains 28 head and tail pieces to chapters, in black and white.  Price: 3500.00 CDN Add to Shopping Cart
	2 The Happy England of Helen Allingham  Huish, Marcus B. London, England Bracken Books 1985 0946495580 / 9780946495580  Very Good ++ in hardcover in Near Fine dustjacket. 23 by 17 cm. 204 pages. Illustrated dustjacket. Contains five sections of color illustrations. Burgundy cover with gilt lettering on spine. Light rubbing on bottom spine. Name of former owner on title page. Bright, clean.   Price: 20.00 CDN Add to Shopping Cart