Bath Chronicle and Herald — The Bath Pictorial, 1927-8

Bath, Chronicle & Herald Press, 1927. Paperback. A collection of photographs of the beautiful city of Bath for the years 1927 to 1928, with descriptions and historical information. An illustrated work in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. The Bath Chronicle and Herald, a weekly newspaper now known as the Bath Chronicle, was a result of the merge between the Bath Herald and the Bath Chronicle in 1925.This pictorial supplement for 1927 to 1928, published by the Bath Chronicle and Herald, contains 126 illustrations, mostly monochrome reproductions of photographs. Alongside the illustrations are descriptions of the architecture, shops, memorials, parks and gardens, with historical information about the city.Included are photographs of 150th anniversary of the Bath and West Show, the opening of the Kingswood School extension by H. R. H. The Prince of Wales, and Lansdown Racecourse. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Externally, smart, with very light sunning and chipping to the extremities. Small loss to the head and tail of the backstrip. Tear to the head of the front joint. Staples are rusting, causing tearing to the first couple of leaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, apart from a faint mark to the first page. Good . Ill.: Bath Chronicle and Herald. Good .