Hovis Road Map of England, Wales & Scotland

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HB no date circa 1920s believed 1st Ed. thus. Green cloth boards. Gilt tiltes + info front & back. Hotel copy as stated front cover top right. Colour maps. 25 x 18.3cm. 31 pages of maps + 4 pages at the end clarifying the difference between Hovis and brown bread. Frontis period Hovis advert. Small sepia illustrations of the principal Hovis mills and works. Ends with a Special Notice, that if any reader wishes to vist any Hovis Mill or Works to show this copy to a manager and that confirms a free pass. Condition: Tired and used! Front cover big stain on front, further discolouration marks + very small holes as if a compass has been inserted. Spine cracked, webbing showing. Wear on all edges. o/p stain seeped through to P2. 1st paste down has red crayon line grid + numbers. Following title page light pencil annotation + loose. Binding only just holding to P1. From P1 onwards binding secure from top to centre of pages, loose below this. Pages tanned + marks on margin edges. P20 ripped diagonally from top left to bottom right + crinkled at bottom right. Last page of Hovis mills loose + stain in seam. Although cover lets it down badly and opening pages arent great, maps clear. For its age and obvious use, surprising its still around!. N° de ref. del artículo 001358

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