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Canada / Lady Tweedsmuir ; with twelve plates in colour and thirty-two illustrations in black and white

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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Ely / by Elizabeth Grierson ; two full-page illustrations in colour and four in black and white

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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Hereford / by Elizabeth Grierson ; with three illustrations in colour and four in black and white

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Canterbury / by Elizabeth Grierson ; with three illustrations in colour and four in black and white

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The British Empire / by Frank Fox ; containing thirty-two full-page illustrations in colour

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The charm of gardens / by Dion Clayton Calthrop ; with thirty-two full-page illustrations in colour

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St. Albans / by Elizabeth Grierson ; with three illustrations in colour and four in black and white

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Canada / Lady Tweedsmuir ; with twelve plates in colour and thirty-two illustrations in black and white

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Ely / by Elizabeth Grierson ; two full-page illustrations in colour and four in black and white

Hereford / by Elizabeth Grierson ; with three illustrations in colour and four in black and white

Canterbury / by Elizabeth Grierson ; with three illustrations in colour and four in black and white

The British Empire / by Frank Fox ; containing thirty-two full-page illustrations in colour

The charm of gardens / by Dion Clayton Calthrop ; with thirty-two full-page illustrations in colour

St. Albans / by Elizabeth Grierson ; with three illustrations in colour and four in black and white