Chew Magna and the Chew Valley in Old Photographs by Ian & Mary Durham

Chew Magna and the Chew Valley in Old Photographs by Ian & Mary Durham lands on the shelves of my shop.

Bristol: Redcliffe Press, 1991, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black and White Photographs;

From the cover: In Chew Magna and the Chew Valley, lan and Mary Durham have brought together nearly 150 archive photographs and drawings to create a fascinating portrait of community life ranging back more than one hundred years.

To do so, they have drawn on the personal reminiscences, family albums and documents of many Chew residents. In these pages, we sec familiar buildings in a variety of guises, as well as some which have now disappeared, historic events captured for posterity, local families and village characters, as well as men and women going about their daily work. In all, twelve sections encompass various aspects of village life, ranging from its houses, large and small, to life during two world wars.

The book is enhanced by many superb images from the camera of Charles Hutchins, local shopkeeper-cum-photographer, in the period 1895 to 1920. These were made possible by the lucky discovery of his original glass negatives, still in their original storage boxes.

By including a number of drawings by John Buckler, W. W. Wheatley and others, the authors have also been able to extend their pictorial survey to the early nineteenth century to show buildings and scenes from before the days of photography.

Added interest is provided by a selection of old photographs of the nearby villages of Bishop Sutton, Chew Stoke, Pensford, Stanton Drew, West Harptree and Winford.

Very Good in Good+ Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper with light sunning to the spine. Text complete, clean and tight.

Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 127 pages. 9¼” x 9″.

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The Illustrated Portrait of Wiltshire by Pamela Street

The Illustrated Portrait of Wiltshire by Pamela Street lands on the shelves of my shop.

Robert Hale, 1986, Hardback in dust wrapper.

New edition. [First Published: 1971] Jacket illustration: Old Sarum. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Black & White Drawings; Signed by the author on the title page unverified and reflected as such in the lack of premium.

From the cover: One of the most popular of the Portrait scries, Pamela Streets book has been reprinted and revised twice since its original publication in 1971. In this new edition the revised text has been enhanced with specially commissioned line drawings and is now presented in a larger, more generous format. Additional photographs have been included, many of which have been selected for their historical value to show how familiar, well-loved places have changed over the decades.

Pamela Streets evocative text is written with affection and deep personal knowledge of the people with whom she grew up and the land where her father, A. G. Street, farmed for nearly fifty years. With a natural sense of belonging, she writes about the countys geology and history, its antiquities and industries, its great country houses and famous sons. But always it is the countryside that she describes most warmly; whether it is the open landscape of Salisbury Plain, the flat remote regions around Malmesbury or the subtle beauty of the Wylye Valley, her attachment to this quiet corner of England is never in doubt.

Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper.

Blue boards with Silver titling to the Spine. 296 pages. Index. 9½” x 6¼”.

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the illustrated portrait of wiltshire pamela street robert hale 0709025769

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