Edward Walford — Holidays in Home Counties

London, W.H. Allen & Co. 1884. Cloth. A handsomely bound, very scarce copy of this work on travels in Great Britain, written by Edward Walford. A charming work on travels locally in Great Britain. Including chapters on Chiswick, Burnham Thorpe (birthplace of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson), Dover, Leeds Castle, St. Alban's, Harold's Tomb, Ely, and more.Written by Edward Walford, a British magazine editor and a compiler of educational, biographical, genealogical and touristic works, perhaps best known for his six Volumes of Old and New London, 1878. Former scholar of Balliol College, Oxford, and author of 'Pleasant Days in Pleasant Places&apos. Also including twelve full page illustrations and ten woodcuts. Containing a previous owner's ink inscription to the recto of the frontispiece. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Externally, lovely, good colour and very little shelf wear. A few marks to the rear board. Spine slightly sunned. Previous owner's ink inscription to the recto of the frontispiece. Internally, binding slightly tender but remaining firm. Some spotting to the fore-edge, not affecting the pages. Light spotting to the first and last few pages, and an ink mark to the frontispiece, but otherwise pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .