A. R. Hope Moncrieff — Essex

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this beautiful and colourful look at the county of Essex, scarce to see in the original dust wrapper. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. A beautiful exploration of the picturesque scenery and topography of Essex, a charming and lavishly illustrated look at the home county.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one folding map, and seventy-three colour plates.Collated, complete.Written by A. R. Hope Moncrieff.Illustrated by L. Burleigh Bruhl.Presentation label to the front paste down, from the Directors of Johnson Brothers, to Miss V. Noble, in 1913.Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Very light rubbing to the decorative front board and spine. A couple of faint marks to the boards. Spots to the fore edge. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Presentation label to the front paste down. Dust wrapper is edge worn, with a chip to the head of the spine. Spine is discoloured. Some light marks to the wraps. Neat tape repairs to the reverse, repairing some small chips.Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: L. Burleigh Bruhl. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.