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The charm of Surrey / by Gordon Home ; containing twenty-four full-page reproductions from pencil 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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Edinburgh : "mine own romantic town" / by Gordon Home ; containing twenty-four full-page reproductions from pencil 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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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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St. Malo, St. Servan, Dinard, Dinan and Mont St. Michel / by Jasper Salwey ; with twenty full-page reproductions from pencil drawings by the author

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The romance of London / by Gordon Home ; with 16 full-page illustrations in colour and line drawings in the text

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France / by Gordon Home ; with 32 full-page illustrations in colour

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France / by Gordon Home ; containing 64 full-page illustrations in colour

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The charm of Surrey / by Gordon Home ; containing twenty-four full-page reproductions from pencil drawings by the author

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Edinburgh : "mine own romantic town" / by Gordon Home ; containing twenty-four full-page reproductions from pencil drawings by the author

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