SHELL GUIDE. John Betjeman: Cornwall. Illustrated in a series of Views of Castles, Seats of the Nobility, Mines, Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Public Buildings, Churches, Antiquities, &c. Edited by John Betjeman

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SHELL GUIDE. John Betjeman : Cornwall. Illustrated in a series of Views of Castles, Seats of the Nobility, Mines, Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Public Buildings, Churches, Antiquities, &c. Edited by John Betjeman

The Architectural Press, London, 1934

The first edition of the very first number of the Shell Guide series. Small 4to. 63pp. Spiral wire binding with photographic card wrappers. Illustrated with three colour maps and scores of photographs. The wrappers creased at the corners and edges. Small price sticker (3/6) pasted to the inner front wrapper. A very crisp and bright copy of an extremely scarce volume. A second impression followed shortly afterwards correcting a number of errors (including the existence of St. Ives!).. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

1st Edition

SHELL GUIDE. John Betjeman : Cornwall. Illustrated in a series of Views of Castles, Seats of the Nobility, Mines, Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Public Buildings, Churches, Antiquities, &c. Edited by John Betjeman is listed for sale on Bibliophile Bookbase by Clearwater Books.

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SHELL GUIDE. John Betjeman : Cornwall. Illustrated in a series of Views of Castles, Seats of the Nobility, Mines, Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Public Buildings, Churches, Antiquities, &c. Edited by John Betjeman

Faber, London [March 1939], 1939

The revised second edition, which was allegedly restricted to 1230 copies with only 250 copies initially bound. Small 4to. 63pp. White cloth with an internal wire spiral binding, blocked in red at the spine. Photographic endpapers. Illustrated with four colour maps and thirty-seven photographs, several double-spread. Indication of removal of tiny sticker from the corner of the front pastedown. A very good copy of an extremely scarce volume, in tanned and slightly dust marked non-price-clipped dust wrapper, rubbed and creased at the head of the spine panel but with no loss. Faber replaced The Architectural Press as publisher of the Shell Guide series in 1939 and republished all of the existing titles in cloth with internal spiral wire binding. These 1939 Faber re-issues are the scarcest volumes in the Shell cannon.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

2nd Edition

SHELL GUIDE. John Betjeman : Cornwall. Illustrated in a series of Views of Castles, Seats of the Nobility, Mines, Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Public Buildings, Churches, Antiquities, &c. Edited by John Betjeman is listed for sale on Bibliophile Bookbase by Clearwater Books.

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