1909 Hampshire by Ball and Varley / A&C Black, London / 75 Super Colour Plates / Lovely Decorative Binding / Good Condition / Antique Book

In good condition, here is a lovely antique copy of Hampshire - Painted by Wilfrid Ball and Described by Telford Varley. Published in 1909 by Adam & Charles Black, London. This is a first in this edition. With 75 super colour plates, a folding-map and lovely decorative boards. Condition in detail below.

Contents: Hampshire - The Mother of Movements and Men; Topography, Early Days; Roman Hampshire; Winchester; Saxon Winchester; Norman Winchester; Wolvesy - The College - St Cross - The Round Table; Greater Winchester; Jane Austen's Country - Charles Kingsley's Country - The Civil War in Hampshire; Gilbert White's Country - The Meon Valley - Porchester; Portsmouth; The Test Valley; Romsey and the Lower Test; Southampton; The New Forest; The Avon Valley.

Inside the pages are clean and bright, with some mild tanning to the endpapers and just the occasional spot inside. The closed outsides edges have slight tanning. Has an Ex Libris bookplate on the front paste down, and an inked name and date in the top corner of the front free endpaper. Gapes at the gutter in a couple of places, but in no way effecting the binding of the text block which is good and strong. All 75 colour plates are present as called for, with their captioned tissue-guards. The folding-map is still present and in good condition.

Olive-green cloth covered boards have pale-pink rose design and gilt titles. In very good order, clean and bright - with a couple of very faint red marks (but hardly noticeable). With some mild rubbing to the corners and spine ends. Has some slight fraying at the spine ends and one small frayed area to the cloth on the front bottom edge. The gilt titles are bright, and this is a very attractive book.

Your antique copy of Hampshire will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged with tracking and insurance. I am always happy to include a gift card and message if desired.

H 23 cm x W 18.5 cm, 316 pages, 1.25 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to).

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