A set of volumes from the series titled Illustrated Regional Guides to Ancient Monuments, published under the ownership or guardianship of His Majesty’s Office of Works. The collection comprises Volume I: Northern England; Volume II: Southern England; Volume III: England: East Anglia and Midlands; and Volume IV: South Wales. Volumes I, II, and III are dated 1936 and authored by The Rt. Hon. W. Ormsby Gore, F.S.A., M.P., who served as First Commissioner of Works and later Secretary of State for the Colonies. Volume IV is authored by Sir Cyril Fox, Ph.D., V-P.S.A., Director of the National Museum of Wales. All volumes were published in London by His Majesty’s Stationery Office. Each book is an octavo (8vo) hardcover, bound in the publisher’s original green cloth with gilt-stamped titles to the front boards and a royal crest featured on the title pages. The series is typically illustrated with photographic plates and regional maps.
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