Clarke (Allen) Windmill Land
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…Rambles in a rural, old-fashioned country, with chat about its history and romance. Illustrated by photographs
London, Foulsham, 1933.
New Edition. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket.
Originally published in 1916, and followed by several other titles in a similar vein by this author, this “New Edition” is newly illustrated and delightfully dust-jacketed. A cycle trip around Lancashire.
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VG+; jacket chipped at spine ends and corners with minor loss, spine slightly dulled, overall G+.
Photographic plates; jacket artwork by C.W. Goss.
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