A. R. Hope Moncrieff — Surrey

London, A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1906. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this volume on Surrey by A. R. Hope Moncrieff, with stunning colour plates by Sutton Palmer. First edition. Illustrated with seventy-five colour plates and a folding map to the rear. Collated complete. A charming exploration of the county following the course of an excursion in several directions: down the Wey; up the Mole; to Roman Road; and so forth. A true appreciation of Surrey. Written by A. R. Hope Moncrieff, a Scottish writer and historian. Illustrated by Harold Sutton Palmer an English watercolour landscape painter and illustrator. With publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original blue pictorial cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Hinges just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting and minor age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown with bookseller's embossed stamp to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Sutton Palmer. Very Good .