Etc Greswell (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

paperback. Condition: Good. Secondhand. Clean pages, lightly tanned. Some light marks round edge of text block. Good book.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Photos, Drawings, Maps Etc (illustrator). 1st. The author, the Rev William H P Greswell, was born in the area on which this historical study is based and was a dedicated historian of his" Land of Quantock." Although the book initially aimed to cover a wider area of Somerset, in his preface to "The Land of Quontock" he noted that he had found ".that the history of one Quantock village led so quickly and obviously to that of its neighbour, that I decided to summarise my researches under the convenient geographical heading "The Land of Quantock." Later in the preface he said ".although the land of Quantock is only a section of the county of Somerset, it may, nevertheless, be said to represent in a very marked degree the wider annals of England." Indeed, the area selected for his historical study is vibrant in events of importance in English history. Gresswell sets out these events in 21 chapters, beginning with "A Prospect", an overview of the area, moving on to chapters with headings such as In the Prehistoric Time, The Coming of the Romans . the Danes and. The Normans, The Plantagenets War and Trade, Henry VIII and the Passing of the Monks, Elizabethan Days, The Civil War and the Monmouth Rebellion, which with its Battle of Sedgemoor (1685) ushered in 200 years of peace on England's soil. William Greswell's book is not limited to Quantock's historical events, discussing the successive foreign occupations, there is much about the people of the "Land", the rich, the noble and the everyday village folk, its architecture through the ages, archeaologicl revelations, Church and State, times of violence offset by the beauties of the countryside. The author has cast the net wide to present a graphic word picture of life in a amall area of Somerset, over a long period of history, but also suggesting that it "represents the wider annals of England." First edition of 1903 from Athenaeum Press, this copy being No 110 of a limited edition of 250 copies, 308 pages including index and list of subscribers. the 16 b/w lillustrations include a photo frontis, several other photos., drawings, art, a family tree and three maps -- all full page. Blue hard covers with gilt spine titles are VG with slight darkening at the spine strip area, several surface maks to front with two small surface chips adjacent top edge, slight bruising and surface chip spine base, small tear to front hige at top, rear board also has few small surface chips and marks, front pastedown carries the illustrated book plate of Charles W Whistler, the FFEP is browned. the following blank page has "A Song of Somerset" by Edward Sydney Tyler pasted in, the top edgse of that page and the following half-title is uncut, the limited edition notation is on the half-title verso. The title page faces the photo frontis with "Land of Quantock" in red type. With the exception of the browned FFEP the book is internally excellent, all page edges are uncut. The four page subscribers list includes the name Charles W Whistler and reveaks that he, like the author, was a clergyman.