isle wight guide first edition von hughes pennethorne (1 Ergebnisse)

John Piper and John Betjeman (illustrator). Faber & Faber, London, 1967, first edition. Hardback. 78 pages plus map. Dust jacket. The Isle of Wight is compact: a microcosm of southern England, blessed by climate and history. It escaped the Industrial revolution, and its charms were discovered and exploited by the early Victorians. There is a varied and exciting coastline, an agricultural interior of downs and valleys. It has Carisbrook and Osborne, yachts, piers and prisons. It is a holiday island for thousands but also a residential county with a personal character and history. It is also extremely photogenic., Illustrated with many black & white photographs. Book in very good condition. Tiny bit of rubbing to extremities of spine. Dust jacket very good. Price clipped. Generally a little soiled and discoloured. A couple of tiny nicks to edges. Book.