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COPELAND, G. W. & E. N. MASSON PHILLIPS - Compliled by: : THE ANCIENT BUILDINGS OF PLYMOUTH

UK.PLYMOUTH,DEVON.THE OLD PLYMOUTH SOCIETY,1955.

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UK,small 8vo,stapled paper wraps,illustrated,1st edn. [Printed by Underhill (Plymouth) Ltd., Regent Street.] VG. No owner inscrptn and no published price to paper covers - priced foot of title page.Slightly aged and minimally grubbed, rusted stapled pale blue paper covers with some minor abrasion/chipping and miniscule paper loss at front cover's fore-edge,with black-lettered title,authors' names and THE OLD PLYMOUTH SOCIETY name and date to front cover,along with a black line illustrated City's Coat of Arms; rear cover with just the Plymouth printer name+ address.Negligible shelf-wear to edges - sharp-cornered wraps with a faint vertical central fold to booklet - but no other nicks,tears or splits present other than aforementioned front cover's fore-edge.Top+fore-edges with inevitable age-acquired toning - a single inkspot(?) to fore-edge - no foxing/spotting; contents bright tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to ant pages' corners,no pencil or ink annotations to body of text - however the faint vertical central crease visible on covers and all pages. UK,small 8vo,stapled paper wraps,thumbnail b/w historic buildings photographic frntis illustrated,1st edn,4-32pp [paginated] includes an Introduction,records/listings of range of city's ancient - early XIXth (19thC) and historic buildings,streets,churches,chapels, Government buildings,public and civic buildings etc in areas as diverse as The Barbican, The Hoe, Stonehouse (medieval etc. XVIIIthC-XIXthC -18th-19thC ); Devonport - The Guildhall, the Devonport Column; Ker, Cumberland, St. Aubyn,and Chapel Streets; Hamoaze and Admiralty Houses, The Landing Steps and Pavilion (Mount Wise),the H.M. Dockyard, The Terrace, Bunker's Hill, The Gun Wharf and Raglan Barracks.Stoke Damerel: St. Michael's Terrace and Lodge, Albermarle Villas, Penlee Gardens, Belmont House and the Blockhouse. St. Budeaux,Weston Peverell and Egg Buckland: Agaton Farm, Budshead, Warwick Park Honicknowle,Pennycross Barton; Weston Mill,Bridge, and Manadon.Isolated Fragments.      Records/listings of city's buildings etc., - for preservation,restoration or to be demolished thereby creating and compiling a new record (then 1954) of them.   The Old Plymouth Society produced a recommended preservation Schedule in 1930,revised it in November,1938 to bring it up to date.In November,December of 1942,after enemy air raids had taken a toll on old and new buildings within the city limits and beyond,the above compilers produced the new record,based on the previous work by the late A.S. Parker,F.R.I.B.A,with historical notes by the late C. W. Bracken, B.A.It indicated what was left of ancient buildings referenced in previous records and comprised brief notes on whole,portions and/or isolated fragments of antiquarian value.The items were arranged,where possible according to the streets they were in or had been situated. Those that didn't come under that classification,e.g. churches,these were grouped in a separate section,the street system,as far as possible,was arranged in a south to north direction. Devonport, Stonehouse, Stoke Damerel, St. Budeaux, and Weston Peverell were treated separately,along with certain items within the then latest City Boundary Extensions and also a section dealng with ancient direction-stones, boundary stones,and milestones.                  At the Society's AGM in May,1954,deciding to re-write the 1942 review/record.This booklet embodies that present and latest record. Areas include the old town - streets: Lambhay,Martin's Court,Cocksley's Court,Castle Street,New Street and some Houses,Teat's Hill.The Barbican, Southside Street+Houses,Friar's Lane,Quay Road, Batter Street,Exchange Street,Notte Street, Woolster Street,Finewell Street+Prysten House, St. Andrew Street,High Street and buildings, Princess Street,Looe Street+buildings,Treville Street etc.An uncommon item of local history ephemera. Visually the external appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,is also in a presentable condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's near 70 year-old age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral,wraappered booklet. It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for it's cleanliness and lack of other or age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in an item of comparable production and age.          Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware:  Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! 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UK,small 8vo, stapled paper wraps,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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