Hertfordshire. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1982. 8vo. First edition. Original printed paper covers. Black and white photographs throughout. Near fine. Issued simultaneously in hardback and paperback.
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The Isle of Wight. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1968. 8vo. Second impression. First published in 1967. Original blue cloth. Colour frontispiece. Black and white photographs throughout. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper.
Kent. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1969. 8vo. First edition thus. Original red cloth. Colour frontispiece. Black and white photographs throughout. Price-clipped d/w faded on the spine. Fine in near fine dust-wrapper. This bears no resemblance to Lord Clonmore's guide from 1935.
Leicestershire. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1970. 8vo. First edition. Original green cloth. Colour frontispiece. Black and white photographs throughout. Price-clipped d/w faded on the spine. Fine in near fine dust-wrapper.
Lincolnshire. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1965. 8vo. First edition. Original maroon cloth. Colour frontispiece. Black and white photographs throughout. Unclipped d/w a bit rubbed at spine ends and corner tips. Fine in near fine dust-wrapper.
Lincolnshire. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1965. 8vo. Second impression. First published in the same year. Original maroon cloth. Colour frontispiece. Black and white photographs throughout. D/w price-clipped. Fine in near fine dust-wrapper.
Lincolnshire. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1968. 8vo. Third impression. First published in 1965. Original maroon cloth. Colour frontispiece. Black and white photographs throughout. Ink presentation inscription across the front endpapers. D/w price-clipped. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper.
Lincolnshire. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1975. 8vo. Fourth impression. First published in 1965. Original maroon cloth. Colour frontispiece. Black and white photographs throughout. Clipped d/w is rubbed at corner tips and has a tape repair to the head of the spine. Near fine in very good + dust-wrapper.
Norfolk. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1964. 8vo. Second edition. First published in 1958. Original ochre cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Unclipped d/w a bit rubbed at spine ends, corner tips and along the top edge. Near fine in very good + dust-wrapper.
Norfolk. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1966. 8vo. Third edition. First published in 1958. Original ochre cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Unclipped d/w slightly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips. Fine in near fine dust-wrapper.
Norfolk. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1966. 8vo. Third edition. First published in 1958. Original ochre cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Small ownership label to fly. Unclipped d/w with tiny wear to corner tips and spine ends. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper.
Norfolk. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1969. 8vo. Second impression of 1966 edition. First published in 1958. Original ochre cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Price-clipped d/w with small ownership sticker on front turn-in. Fine in near fine dust-wrapper.
Norfolk. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1982. 8vo. Fourth edition. First published in 1958. Original ochre cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Unclipped d/w faded on the spine as usual. Fine in near fine dust-wrapper.
Northamptonshire & the Soke of Peterborough. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1972. 8vo. Second impression (with corrections). First published in 1968. Original buff cloth. Colour frontispiece. Black and white photographs throughout. D/w price-clipped. Fine in near fine dust-wrapper.
Northumberland. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1954. 8vo. Second edition. First published in 1937. Original blue cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Unclipped d/w has short closed tears and small loss at the spine ends and the corner tips some of which have been repaired with tape, and a little foxing. Near.....
Northumberland. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1954. 8vo. Second edition. First published in 1937. Original blue cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper. This is the second state photographic jacket. Based on the Northumberland section of the Shell Guide of 1937, but 'almost entirely rewritten'.
Northumberland. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1969. 8vo. Third edition. First published in 1937. Original blue cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Neat ink ownership ('SHARP') on half-title. Unclipped d/w, with price in decimal and old money, is a little tanned and rubbed along the top edge. Near fine in near fine.....
Nottinghamshire. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1984. 8vo. First edition. Original teal cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Unclipped d/w is faded on the spine. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper. The last of the Shell Guides to be issued and very uncommon in hardback.
Nottinghamshire. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1984. 8vo. First edition. Original printed paper covers. Black and white photographs throughout. Spine faded. Near fine. The last of the Shell Guides to be issued.
Oxfordshire (not including the City of Oxford). A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1953. 8vo. Second edition. Originally published in 1938. Original brown cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Unclipped d/w worn with small loss to spine ends and corner tips. Revised and rewritten, this is not the same as the 1938 edition. The City of Oxford is excluded.....
Oxfordshire (not including the City of Oxford). A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1953. 8vo. Second edition. Originally published in 1938. Original brown cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Front turn-in of d/w is creased. Fine in near fine dust-wrapper. Revised and rewritten, this is not the same as the 1938 edition. The City of Oxford is excluded because.....
Rutland. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1963. 8vo. First edition. Original green cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Unclipped d/w with just a little rubbing to the spine ends. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper. Uncommon.
Rutland. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1963. 8vo. First edition. Original green cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Ex-library copy with 'Withdrawn from Sandwell Libraries' on front endpaper and a Wednesbury Public Library stamp on the verso of the title page. Ink price to front endpaper. D/w covered with self-adhesive laminate. Good.....
Shropshire. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1951. 8vo. First edition. Original buff cloth. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Fine in fine dust-wrapper. Second state jacket, circa 1963, with photographs. The first post-war Shell Guide and a high point of the series with both authors at their creative best. Uncommon.
Shropshire. A Shell Guide.
London: Faber and Faber, 1973. 8vo. New edition. First edition published in 1951. Original brown cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper.