Various — The County Series

London, John Lane the Bodley Head, 192. First edition. Cloth. A scarce larger set of the Bodley Head's series of uniform books concerned with the beauties of English counties, all first editions. Twelve uniform volumes from the Bodley Head's 'The County Series' ode to the beauties and byways of the English counties. Rarely seen in larger sets. Comprised of the following:1921 'Unknown Kent' by Donald Maxwell, the first edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-three full page plates both in colour and black and white as well as numerous line drawings by the author. Collated, complete. 1923 'Unknown Sussex' by Donald Maxwell, the first edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty full page coloured plates as well as eight plates in monochrome and black and white line drawings by the author. Collated, complete. 1924 'Unknown Warwickshire' by Mary Dormer Harris, the first edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and nineteen full page plates in colour as well as numerous line drawings by J. E. Duggins. Collated, complete.1924 'Unknown Surrey' by Donald Maxwell, the first edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and nineteen full page coloured plates, four in monochrome, and numerous black and white line drawings by the author. Collated, complete. 1925 'Unknown Essex' by Donald Maxwell, the first edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-nine full page plates both in colour and in monochrome as well as line drawings by the author. Collated, complete. 1925 'Unknown Cornwall' by CE Vulliamy, the first edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty nine further coloured plates as well as fifteen plates in monochrome and further black and white illustrations in text by Charles Simpson. Collated, complete. 1925 'Unknown Norfolk' by Donald Maxwell, the first edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and twelve full page coloured plates as well as black and white and coloured line drawings by the author. Collated, complete. 1926 'Unknown Hampshire' by Clive Holland, the first edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and eleven coloured plates and further illustrations in black and white in text by Douglas Snowdon and maps in text. Collated, complete. 1926 'Unknown Suffolk' by Donald Maxwell, the first edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and eleven full page coloured plates as well as black and white line drawings by the author. Collated, complete. 1927 'Unknown Devon' by L du Garde Peach, the first edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven further full page coloured plates as well as numerous line drawings by Gyrth Russell. Collated, complete. 1927 'Unknown Dorset' by Donald Maxwell, the first edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and seven full page coloured plates as well as black and white line drawings by the author. Collated, complete. 1927 'Unknown Somerset' by Donald Maxwell, the first edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and seven full page coloured plates as well as black and white line drawings by the author. Collated, complete. In uniform publisher's colourful full cloth bindings with coats of arms gilt embossing to spine. Externally smart with light bumping to head and tail of spine, minor faint damp mark to front board 'Unknown Hampshire' and 'Unknown Dorset.' Light chipping to head of spine 'Unknown Hampshire&apos. Back strip 'Unknown Dorset' faded. Previous ownership inscription to front free endpaper 'unknown Hampshire' dated 1926. Previous ownership inscription to front free endpaper 'Unknown Sussex,' dated 1923. Previous owner's gift inscription to front free endpaper 'Unknown Suffolk' dated 1931. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to odd leaf only, pages otherwise bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .