Charles G. Harper — South Devon Coast;

London, Chapman and Hall Ltd , 1907-1910. First edition. Cloth. A delightfully illustrated series of English coastal surveys from Charles G. Harper. The first edition, first impressions of these works. In the publisher's original blue cloth bindings. Charles George Harper is best known for writing self-illustrated travel books such as these, including those exploring the regions, roads, coastlines and old inns of Britain. This set includes his works on coasts located around the Southwest of England:'The Dorset Coast' (1905) - With a frontispiece, thirty plates and numerous in-text illustrations.  'South Devon Coast' (1907) - With a frontispiece, eight plates and numerous in-text illustrations. 'The North Devon Coast' (1908) - With a frontispiece, nine plates and numerous in-text illustrations.  'The Cornish Coast (South)' (1910) - With a frontispiece, fourteen plates, a full-page map and numerous in-text illustrations. 'The Cornish Coast (North)' (1910) - With a frontispiece, fifteen plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.  In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities and fading to the spines of all but 'North Devon&apos. Marks to the boards, with damp spots to the front and rear board of 'Dorset&apos. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. With pages 67-10 disbound, but present to 'South Devon&apos. Pages are generally bright, with scattered spotting of varying degrees through all volumes, most concentrated to the first and last few leaves. Offsetting to the endpapers of 'Cornish (South)' and 'Dorset', Good . Ill.: Charles G. Harper. Good .