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ROBINSON**, CHRIS: : A HISTORY OF DEVONPORT. [A Complimentary Copy funded by Devonport Regeneration Community Partnership.]

UK.BARBICAN,PLYMOUTH,DEVON.PEN & INK PUBLISHING,2010.

ISBN 9780954348090.

UK,rectangular,small 8vo s/back Original, Complimentary Copy,1st edn thus.[A Complimentary Copy funded by Devonport Regeneration Community Partnership,and to be published by PEN & INK PUBLISHING,2010.] FINE. No owner inscrptn,and an absence of publisher's price as a complimentary copy.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered - with exception of front top corner with an accidental but small dog-ear crease to tip,glossy colour pictorial historical engraving reproduction (circa 1828) of a street scene of Town Hall, Devonport Column,Mt. Zion Chapel and the Civil and Military Library (Ker Street),with capitalised brown lettered title and capitalised,black lettered author name to card cover.Capitalised black lettered title,brown lettered author name and white lettered publisher name to spine/backstrip which also has NO reading creases to it,rear cover with a sepia photograph of troops on parade on Brickfields c1895 and black lettered accompanying text.and a thumbnail colour DRC Partnership logo.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to pages' corners - appears unread,as no reading creases to spine/backstrip - other than my own collation.UK,rectangular small 8vo s/back Original,Complimentary copy,1st edn thus,4-255pp [paginated] includes a Foreword by Mark Gardiner (Resident & Chair of Devonport Regeneration Community Partnership),an Introduction by Chris Robinson,9 chapters, profusely illus with colour+b/w historical illustrations,maps and engravings colour-washed by Rob Warren,illustrations by Chris Robinson, and contemporary b/w+colour photographs, Acknowledgements and an Index; plus [unpaginated] panoramic colour landscape view of Plymouth,the Sound,Stonehouse and Mt Edgcumbe from beyond Stoke c1680 watercolour by W. Du Buse artist illustrated half-title,and contents list/table superimposed to town's coat of arms+motto. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral s/back and Complimentary copy. It is only the minor exterior fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading. Despite that,it really is still an exceptional example and copy for its cleanliness,brightness and appearance. A scarce item. Long overdue,here now is the first full history of what was once the greatest of the Three Towns - Devonport. With an intriguing blend of contemporary voices and images,from the 17th to the 21st century, Chris Robinson paints an absorbomg and illuminating portrait of a garrison town and naval base,of a commercial and entertainment centre and of a proud community that grew up 'behind the lines' and one that today stands on the threshold of a new future. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,rectangular small 8vo s/back Original, Complimentary copy,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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