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A large collection of non-fiction and reference volumes encompassing diverse subject matter, including British regional topography, natural history, fine art, history, and biography. The collection features a significant concentration of works focused on the West Country of England, specifically Devon, Cornwall, and Plymouth. Notable regional titles include Lost Plymouth by Felicity Goodall (Amberley), Dartmoor by E.W. Martin (Robert Hale), Branch Lines Around Plymouth, and Great Walks: Dartmoor & Exmoor. Natural history is represented by several significant volumes such as Birds: The Art of Ornithology by Jonathan Elphick (Natural History Museum), Thorburns Birds (Wordsworth), The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe, and Rock and Gem (DK).
The collection includes two Folio Society editions in original publisher slipcases: Alistair Cookes Letter from America and T.E. Lawrences Revolt in the Desert. Other significant works include The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson (Allen Lane), Statecraft by Margaret Thatcher (HarperCollins), She-Wolves by Helen Castor, and The American Century by Harold Evans. Art history volumes include large-format works such as Florence: Art and Architecture (Könemann), The Painters of Provence (Flammarion), and Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly.
The volumes are predominantly hardcovers in publisher’s cloth or pictorial boards, with the majority retaining their original dust jackets. Sizes range from standard octavo to large quarto and folio.
Condition report:
The collection is in generally good to very good condition. Most volumes retain original dust jackets, which show varying degrees of shelf wear, including minor bumping to corners and light rubbing to edges. Old Reliable shows a small tear and chipping to the top of the dust jacket spine. The American Century exhibits noticeable rubbing and light wear to the jacket extremities. The slipcases for the Folio Society volumes remain intact with minimal wear. Bindings appear firm and square throughout the visible spines. Occasional light sunning is present on some spines.
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