Edric Holmes — London&Apos;S Countryside

London, Robert Scott, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on the countryside around London, with the scarce dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated throughout with over one hundred images from the author. A collection of writings about London's countryside, including: Chiltern country, St. Albans, Cambridge, Kent, Croydon, and much more. With a topographical index to the rear. Written by Edric Edwin Holmes, a British non-fiction topographical author. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. Rear fly leaf detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light spotting to the first and last few pages with the text block unopened to the rear few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Edric Holmes. Very Good/Good Only.