Essex Heritage de Neale, Kenneth (ed)

Published by Leopard's Head Press, Oxford, 1992, 1st edition. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 9.5ins x 6.25ins, xxix, (i), 352pp. Illustrations within the text.The book consists of ""essays presented to Sir William Addison as a tribute to his life and work for Essex history and literature"". Contributors include F.G. Emmison, A.C. Edwards, Jennifer Ward, Oliver Rackham, Geoffrey Martin and Kenneth Neale. Subjects covered include the Victoria County History, The Essex Country Parson, West Ham, The Haddocks of Leigh, Epping Forest and Essex VC winners. Preliminary pages include a list of subscribers. Spine of Dw a trifle sunned. Photocopy of newspaper obituary of Sir William Addison pasted to front free endpaper. Previous owners name and address sticker to base of half title page.VG / VG.