The Scilly Isles (The Regional Books)

C.C. Vyvyan

Published by Robert Hale, London, 1953

About this Item

HB DJ 1st Ed. See pic. DJ not clipped. Brick red cloth boards. Gilt silhouette illust front bottom right. Gilt titles spine. 22 x 14.5cm. 243 pages including index. b/w photo frontis. b/w photos throughout. The history, folk-lore, wild life, industry, scenery and people of the Scilly Isles. Great photos, particularly of the gardens of Tesco before the awful storms of 1987 played havoc. Condition: DJ tears on top edge, pieces missing, tear bottom right seam, scuffed on edges. Boards loss of colour bottom right edge corner + back cover bottom left corner, otherwise relatively good colour. Rubbed on spine + corners. Opening paste down owner name. Otherwise clean, little wear, binding firm, good colour.

Seller Inventory # 003653

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Scilly Isles (The Regional Books)
• Publisher: Robert Hale, London
• Publication Date: 1953
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: James Gibson
• Edition: First
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Geography
  • Travel