Ward, Lock & Co. Pictorial and Descriptive Illustrated Guide Books to England and Wales

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Published by Ward, Lock & Co. c1920-1930, London, 1920

About this Item

An abundantly illustrated set of guide books of England and Wales, published by Ward, Lock & Co. A lovely set of 5 Pictorial and Descriptive Guides by Ward, Lock & Co.Each volume is abundantly illustrated with coloured folding maps and plates.Including:Llandudno and North Wales (Northern Section)The ninth edition, revised. Illustrated with six district maps and plans of LLandudno, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Bangor and Chester, as well as 60 illustrations. Folding map of Llandudno to Carnarvon and Snowdon is loosely inserted.English Lake District, with an Outline Guide for PedestriansThe twentieth edition, revised. Illustrated with a map of district and three section maps, and 60 illustrations.Aberystwyth, Borth, Machynlleth, and North Wales (Southern Section)The seventh edition, revised. Illustrated with eight district maps and five town plans, and sixty illustrations.Colwyn Bay and North Wales (Northern Section)The eighth edition, revised. Illustrated with six district maps and plans of Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Llandudno, Bangor and Chester, and over sixty illustrations.Isle of WightIllustrated with a map of the island, plans of Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor, Cowes, Newport and Carisbrooke and 8 plates.All volumes collated, complete.In their original red softcover cloth bindings.Each volume with many pages of advertisements. In their original red softcover cloth bindings.Externally, generally smart. Fading to spines. General shelf wear to extremities. Hinges of Guide to Llandudno and North Wales failed, leaving text block disbound. Loss to tail of spine of Guide to Llandudno and North Wales, with bumping to the head, and shelf wear to extremities. Ink inscription to front free endpaper of Isle of Wight. Internally, mostly firmly bound. Binding of Llandudno and North Wales more fragile due to exposed spine. Pages are bright and clean, with the odd spotting and age toning. Guide to Llandudno and North Wales has a closed tear to frontispiece map. Folding map of Llandudno to Carnarvon and Snowdon is disbound, and loosely inserted into volume of Llandudno and North Wales. Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ward, Lock & Co. Pictorial and Descriptive Illustrated Guide Books to England and Wales
• Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co. c1920-1930, London
• Publication Date: 1920
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book