Arthur Henry Anderson; J. E. Morris — Croydon with Its Surroundings

London, The Homeland Association Ltd. c1920. Paperback. A very scarce fourth edition of this travel handbook to Croydon in Surrey from the Homeland Association, with illustrations and advertisements. The Homeland Handbooks, No. 7. Fourth edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding ordinance map, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed guide to Croydon, a large town in South London, England, which historically formed part of the County of Surrey. With chapters on character, history, buildings of interest, open spaces, important figures, directions for country rambles, and more. Written by Arthur Henry Anderson, a British local historian and author. With chapters from J. E. Morris. Advertisements to the front and rear of the text. Dated from the University of Oxford Libraries. In the original card wraps. Externally, sound with light wear and bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards with a 3" split to the tail of the front joint. Front hinge tender. Internally, firmly bound with the frontispiece loosening. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .