in the Southern, Western and Eastern counties of England, together with tours in Scotland and in the Northern and Midland counties of England, and letters from Ireland.
London, Peter Davies, 1930
A limited edition reprint of Cobbett's famous economic and political survey of Southern England made in 1830, also with his tours of Scotland, the North of England and letters from Ireland.
With provenance for A.E.G. Wright (1927-2010), better known under the pseudonym Antony Grey, an important gay rights activist credited by Lord Arran as having 'done more than any single man to bring this social problem to the notice of the public'.
Limited edition, this copy unnumbered; 3 vols; 8vo (26 x 17 cm); bookplate to front free endpaper, map pastedowns; ochre cloth backed marbled boards, contrasting lettering-peices to spine, top-edges cut, otherwise untrimmed, minor wear to extremities, internally clean, a very good set.
With provenance for A.E.G. Wright (1927-2010), better known under the pseudonym Antony Grey, an important gay rights activist credited by Lord Arran as having 'done more than any single man to bring this social problem to the notice of the public'.
Limited edition, this copy unnumbered; 3 vols; 8vo (26 x 17 cm); bookplate to front free endpaper, map pastedowns; ochre cloth backed marbled boards, contrasting lettering-peices to spine, top-edges cut, otherwise untrimmed, minor wear to extremities, internally clean, a very good set.
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