Somerset

Brief description

'The Shilling Guides: Somerset' book by W G Hoskins with illustrations by David Gentleman, 1964

Date

1964

Dimensions

height: 220mm

Organisation

Shell-Mex

More details

A guide to Somerset including a map and details of places of interest, as well as houses and gardens open to the public. The front and back covers feature an illustration by David Gentleman. The Shell County Guides series began in the 1930s, edited by John Betjeman. They featured innovative design and photography, with imagery influenced by European Modern graphic design and Surrealism.

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