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The Shakespeare country : Shakespeare's Avon from source to severn / by Charles Showell ; containing: 54 illustrations from drawings by the author

Description: This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.
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Inshore sea fishing : with a chapter on curing, smoking, drying, etc. / by W.S. Forsyth ; containing 88 illustrations from drawings by the author

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This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.

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Plant-life / by Charles A. Hall ; with 74 full-page illustrations, 24 being from photographs by the author and 50 in colour from drawings by C.F. Newall

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The Dickens country / by Frederic G. Kitton ; containing thirty-two illustrations from photographs

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Pond life / by Charles A. Hall ; containing 50 illustrations, viz: 8 full page in colour, 14 in black and white from photographs, 28 drawings in the text

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How to use the microscope : a guide for the novice / by the Rev. Charles A. Hall ; containing 16 full pages of illustrations from photo-micrographs and 24 line drawings in the text

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The charm of the Scott country / by Rev. James Baikie ; with twenty-four page illustrations from pencil drawings by Gordon Home

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The Shakespeare country : Shakespeare's Avon from source to severn / by Charles Showell ; containing: 54 illustrations from drawings by the author

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Inshore sea fishing : with a chapter on curing, smoking, drying, etc. / by W.S. Forsyth ; containing 88 illustrations from drawings by the author

Plant-life / by Charles A. Hall ; with 74 full-page illustrations, 24 being from photographs by the author and 50 in colour from drawings by C.F. Newall

The Dickens country / by Frederic G. Kitton ; containing thirty-two illustrations from photographs

Pond life / by Charles A. Hall ; containing 50 illustrations, viz: 8 full page in colour, 14 in black and white from photographs, 28 drawings in the text

How to use the microscope : a guide for the novice / by the Rev. Charles A. Hall ; containing 16 full pages of illustrations from photo-micrographs and 24 line drawings in the text

The charm of the Scott country / by Rev. James Baikie ; with twenty-four page illustrations from pencil drawings by Gordon Home