A Companion in a Tour Round Lymington: Comprehending a Brief Account of that Place and its Environs, the New Forest, Isle of Wight, and Towns of Southampton, Christchurch, &c. &c.

First edition of the author's second work, in the attractive original boards. Warner (1763-1857) moved to Lymington as a child and spent his life in the church, producing many works of history and travel. Hampshire is well known as the birthplace of Jane Austen, whose father owned a copy of Warner's Excursions from Bath. Warner's guide was revised and updated under the title The Hand-book for the Town of Lymington, the New Forest and the Surrounding Neighbourhood in 1847. ESTC T92261. Duodecimo, pp. [ii] (errata leaf bound out of sequence at front), [2], [iii-viii], 265, [1]. Bound with half-title. Publisher's pale blue boards, paper backstrip, edges uncut. Contemporary manuscript title on spine and "No 2" on front board, pencil underlinings on three pages. Spine toned and a little creased, minor foxing, tidemarks, and patches of abrasion on boards, contents bright: a very good copy.