James Edmund Vincent — Highways and Byways in Berkshire
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1906. First edition. Leather. An excellent first edition of James Edmund Vincent's work on Berkshire, illustrated throughout. Detailing the Thames, the Berkshire Downs, Abingdon, the Northern side of the Vale, Wallingford and Windsor, as well as a chapter on Berkshire during the Civil War.Written by James Edmund Vincent, a Welsh writer, author and barrister who wrote numerous works on British topography.The first edition of this work. Richly illustrated throughout with engravings by Frederick L. Griggs. In a half crushed morocco binding. Externally very smart, with just a little minor wear to the extremities and boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little spotted. Near Fine . Ill.: Frederick L. Griggs. Near Fine .
