Warwickshire (Britain) de Vivian Bird - 1973-01-01

Batsford, London, 1973. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Very Good/Very Good Quantity Available: 1. Category: United Kingdom; ISBN: 0713400765. ISBN/EAN: 9780713400762. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 11612. . 9780713400762

Batsford, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. Very Good.

London & Sydney: B.T.Batsford Ltd, 1975. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hard Back Second Impression, 1975. First published 1973. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. 215 pp. 31 illustrations and maps. Vivian Bird takes the reader to the not over-familiar sites (such as Stratford-upon Avon, Compton Wynyates, Kenilworth castle, etc.,) but to lesser known but equally unique places, such as Packwood House, Arbury Hall, Radway, Beaudesert, Mancetter, and others. She is concerned not just with the toptgraphical aspects but with the biographical and historical associations, such as Dr. Jephson and Leamington's rise as a spa; the Civil War battle at Edgehill; the royal visits; and other notables--Shakespeare, Joseph Arch, Piers Gaveston, Rubert Brooke, and others. Book is bound in forest-green cloth w/gilt titles, very clean with two darker half-circles at lower edge; bottom front corner gently bumped. Tight, solid, and square, with sewn binding.… Leer más

Pavilion Books. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

London: Batsford, 1975. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition Second impression Hardback octavo. 216 pp, illustrated. Very Good+ condition in Very Good+ dust jacket (price-clipped).

London: Batsford, 1973. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing Hardback octavo. 216 pp, illustrated. Very Good+ condition in Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions

London: B T Batsford, 1973. First Edition. Hard Cover. Poor/Poor. top of spine chewed & part missing reading copy only Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Batsford. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0713400765 . 215pp, illustrated and with a map of the County, blue cloth, dustwrapper; Octavo .

London England: B. T. Bastford, 1982. Hardback. Ex-libris name sticker to inside cover. Stratford-upon-Avon, Compton Wynyates, Kenilworth Castle, Henly-in-Arden, Ragley Hall, Warwick: these are the places traditionally associated with Warwickshire. Yet the author shows in this book, the country has much more to offer than the ordinary tourist ever sees. It is as much the biographical and historical association, however, as the purely topographical aspects of the county with which Mr. Bird is here concerned: Dr. Jephson and Leamington's rise as a spa; the Civil War battle at Edgehill; the royal visits, as expensive as they were honourable to the hosts, in particular Queen Elizabeth I's to Kenilworth; and a list of worthies which is diverse and distinguished, and includes Shakespeare of course, Joseph Arch, Michael Drayton, Piers Gaveston, Thomas Arnold, Keith Holyoake, Arthur Hugh Clough, and Rupert Brooke. With its 31 excellent illustrations and map this is an originaly and delightful… Leer más