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The Alps / described by Sir Martin Conway ; with 23 illustrations from photographs by L. Edna Walter

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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The Alps / described by W. Martin Conway ; painted by A.D. McCormick

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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The fascination of Belgium / by L. Edna Walter ; with twenty-four illustrations from photographs

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The fascination of Brittany / written and photographed by L. Edna Walter

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The book of art for young people / by Agnes Ethel Conway and Sir Martin Conway ; with sixteen full-page illustrations in colour

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Russia / by L. Edna Walter ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by F. De Haenen and others

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Peeps at the world's children / by L. Edna Walter ; with twenty-two full-page illustrations, twelve being in colour ; also eleven outline pictures for colouring contained in a pocket at the end of the book

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The Alps / described by Sir Martin Conway ; with 23 illustrations from photographs by L. Edna Walter

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The Alps / described by W. Martin Conway ; painted by A.D. McCormick

The fascination of Belgium / by L. Edna Walter ; with twenty-four illustrations from photographs

The fascination of Brittany / written and photographed by L. Edna Walter

The book of art for young people / by Agnes Ethel Conway and Sir Martin Conway ; with sixteen full-page illustrations in colour

Russia / by L. Edna Walter ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by F. De Haenen and others

Peeps at the world's children / by L. Edna Walter ; with twenty-two full-page illustrations, twelve being in colour ; also eleven outline pictures for colouring contained in a pocket at the end of the book