Shell Guide to Wiltshire
BYRON, ed., Robert
A Series of Views of Castles, Seats of the Nobility, Mines, Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Public Buildings, Churches, Antiquities, etc. Edited by Robert Byron.
BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION
Published: Architectural Press, [1935]
Stock code: 43070
Price: £120.00
4to., First Edition, with title-vignette, 8 plates toned in sepia, numerous photographs in the tgext and double-page map; original series binding of pictorial wrappers, comb-bound as issued, wrappers just a little age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy.
First appearance of the classic guide, one of the first ten titles in this wonderful series conceived by Betjeman (see Peterson D4). In 1939 the imprint passed to Faber who replaced the characteristic comb-binding with conventional cloth and standardised the titles. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.