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The Roads of England
R.M.C. Anderson; Sir William R. Morris
1932
Ernest Benn : London
7.5" by 5"
[4] v-xiv, [2] 17-236, [4]pp
SUMMARY
The first edition of this scarce work on the transportation and roadways of England, with numerous illustrated maps throughout.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
A fascinating early twentieth-century work on transportation and roadways through England, including a review of the roads, review of travellers that use them, traffic patterns in England, a history of the roads, and modern motoring.
Written by R.M.C. Anderson and including a foreword by Sir William Morris.
The first edition of this scarce to find work.
Illustrated with sixteen maps. Collated and complete.
Enclosed in the original dust wrapper.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with just some light shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper has some loss to the head of the backstrip, and chipping to the tail of the backstrip and extremities. Some light wear to the wrap. Internally, generally firmly bound. A few spots to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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