Hailey Elma (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A photo album documenting the excursions of Elma M. Hailey through Great Britain. The album contains 279 b&w snapshots and dates range from 1929 to 1937. Tan and brown cloth album covers measure 10 ¼" x 8 ½". Almost all photos are captioned in white ink. 158 photos measure 2" x 3", 112 photos measure 2 ½" x 3 ½", 1 measures 1 ½" x 2", 4 measure 2 ½" x 1 ¾", and 4 RPPCs measure 3" x 5". Photos are tipped onto grey album leaves. 7 photos are missing. Album covers have light soiling and wear; some snapshots are detached from leaves but are overall in very good condition. A typical yet charming album that follows the summer excursions of a young woman in Great Britain in the 1930s. Put together with great care, almost all photos are captioned and tell of people and places visited. There are many images of architecture and scenery including (but not limited to) Kensington Gardens, Kew Gardens, Windsor Castle, and the Bishops Palace; beautiful abbeys such as Glastonbury Abbey, Melrose Abbey, Jedburgh Abbey and Furness Abbey; and locals such as Lands End, Inverness, Tyn Twll Llanfair in Wales, Bath, Wimborne, Fort Augustus, Tauton and Dartmoor. A classic representation of 1930s excursions in Great Britain compiled attractively and nicely annotated.