Hampshire Shell Guide by John Rayner

London, B.T. Batsford, (1937) 1st ed.. Paperback, Ringbound. 9 x 7 inches. B&W photo illustrated covers. White ring binding, lettered in gilt on edge. In good condition. Cover with some minor handling marks, fading to spine edge on front. Small loss head of ring binding head. Some mild foxing to page edges, page 59 has small blue ink mark on margin, else inside pages all clean and tight. Maps clean and bright. 64pp + Index. With many B&W illustrations and photo plates. Scarce - Batsford took over the Shell guides from the Architectural Press in 1937.

Faber & Faber. Very Good. 1937. Hardcover. 1st edition 1937, 68pp, illustrated, maps, faint scattering of foxing, illustrations on endpapers, original card covers, ringbound, in protective cover; quarto .

London , Faber & Faber , 1939 Hardcover with dustjacket, second issue ( First Pub by Batsford) 64 pages . white cloth boards ocer spiral binding. illustrated with photographs drawings and maps. A Very Good copy in a Very Good dustjacket. Slight creasing and light handling wear to covers. Jacket is bright but with handling wear to edges and slight discolouration to the front. pictures available.

London, B.T. Batsford, (1937) 1st ed.. Hardback, Ringbound. 9 x 7 inches. White cloth covers with orange backed lettering to spine. In illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (DW some handling marks, edges darkened, nicks to corners and ends of spine. Not price clipped. In protective sleeve.) Cover with some minor handling marks, some minor darkening to spine and edges. Small bump to spine. steel ringbinding slightly rusted. Some minor foxing spots to page edges, else inside pages all very clean and tight, no inscriptions. Maps clean and bright. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 64pp + Index. With many B&W illustrations and photo plates. Scarce - Batsford took over the Shell guides from the Architectural Press in 1937.

Faber & Faber, 1937. 1st edition ( reissue).. Hardback. Cream cloth over spiral bound pages, dj, VG/G+. 67pp, decorated endpapers, map, 10 plates, b/w illustrations, cancel title page dated 1937 ( Batsford had been the publisher of the Shell Guides until 1939, but Faber took over re-issuing the guides in cloth & with new title pages ). cloth a little grubby & worn, the pastedowns which are prone to splitting at the gutter due to the comb binding are in good order, dustjacket a little ragged along the edges with a little looss. A nice copy. Uncommon Faber re-issue of the iconic 'Shell Guides', the pre war editions telling of a British way of life long gone.