The beauty of Britain:. a pictorial survey. Introduced by J. B. Priestley; with contributions by Edmund Barber ... Edmund Vale and 109 illustrations from photographs
Edmund Barber
Category
Books
Date
1937
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Castle Drogo, Devon
NT 3255461
Summary
Bibliographic description
Second edition.. viii, 248p., plates. ill... 8vo. With insert: single leaf, blind-stamped: 'Drewsteignton Rectory, Exeter' and inscribed: 'with much love & best wishes from Walldon[?] & Eleanor December 14th 1937'. Provenance: Previously the property of Mary Drewe (1900-1985), elder daughter of Julius Drewe and Frances Richardson Drewe and removed from Castle Drogo in 1954 when Mary left to set up a nursery school in Exmouth. Bequeathed to the current owner by Mary Drewe, and gifted to the National Trust for Castle Drogo, 2024. Binding: Publisher's green cloth adhesive case-binding with blue lettering on spine and upper cover.
Makers and roles
Edmund Barber Charles Bradley Ford John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984)