OUR OWN COUNTRY. Illustrated 4 vols in 2 books, half leather edition. Victorian 19th Century c.1890

Description

OUR OWN COUNTRY - Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

Illustrated antique books in half leather edition. Victorian 19th Century era.
4 large volumes in 2 tomes (Vol I-II and III-IV)

A descriptive travel around Britain with many black/white prints and drawings.
Published c.1890

Half Leather Edition with many engravings, maps, drawings and illustrations both inline and full-page.
Excellent pictorial and textual introduction to late Victorian Great Britain.

A fine set of books on the 19th century countryside, towns and cities, including among others Salisbury, Leeds, Cornwall, Kent, Dublin, Scarborough, Whitby, Bristol, Liverpool, Norwich, Aberdeen, New Forest, Devon, Oxford, Loch Maree, Manchester, Castle Howard, Guildford, St Albans and Sheffield.

2-tome half green leather antiquarian edition
320 pages per tome (4 volumes in 2 tomes, vol I-II and III-IV)
Clean text and pages, with some foxing.
Many engravings, maps, drawings and illustrations both inline and full-page.
Tissue guards to inner front pages.
Some wear and tear to corners and spine, binding is sound, no pages detached

Dimensions:
Approximately 27 by 20 by 5 cm each tome. Weight approx 2.1 kg each.

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