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The charm of Lancashire / by J. Cuming Walters

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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George Moreland : his life and works / by Sir Walter Gilbey, bart. and E.D. Cuming

Rare Books

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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Hugh Thomson : his art, his letters, his humor and his charm / by M.H. Spielmann and Walter Jerrold

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Lancashire / painted by Albert Woods ; described by F.A. Bruton

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The charm of gardens / by Dion Clayton Calthrop ; with thirty-two 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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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 charm of Lancashire / by J. Cuming Walters

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George Moreland : his life and works / by Sir Walter Gilbey, bart. and E.D. Cuming

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