Vintage, illustrated guide to the Isle of Wight

A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to the Isle of Wight.

Published by Ward, Lock & Co., Limited. 22nd edition. No publication date but 1933 from the advertisement pages.

Contents:Preliminary Information; Hotels and Tariffs; Introduction; Crossing to the Island; Ryde; Sandown; Shanklin; Ventnor; The Back of the Island; The Freshwater Peninsula; Yarmouth; Cowes; Newport; Carisbooke; Cowes to Yarmouth.

Illustrated with district map, plan of Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin, Cowes, Newport and Carisbrooke and some black and white photographs.

Thin card covers, 184 pages plus several advertisement pages, 11 cm by 17 cm

Acceptable condition

Minor wear and marks to the cover including fading of the book spine. Binding intact but narrow gaps between adjacent pages in a couple of places.  All maps listed in the contents pages are present but have small tears where they attach to the book. Occasional small marks.

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