Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Non-fiction and

A Collection of Non-fiction and Reference Works including British Topography, Natural History, and Fine Art. Various Publishers, c. 1950-2020. (DJ) - A large collection of non-fiction and reference volumes encompassing diverse subject matter, including British regional topography, natural history, fine art, history, and biography. The collection features a significant concentration of works focused on the West Country of England, specifically Devon, Cornwall, and Plymouth. Notable regional titles include Lost Plymouth by Felicity Goodall (Amberley), Dartmoor by E.W. Martin (Robert Hale), Branch Lines Around Plymouth, and Great Walks: Dartmoor & Exmoor. Natural history is represented by several significant volumes such as Birds: The Art of Ornithology by Jonathan Elphick (Natural History Museum), Thorburns Birds (Wordsworth), The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe, and Rock and Gem (DK). The collection includes two Folio Society editions in original publisher slipcases: Alistair Cookes Letter from America and T.E. Lawrences Revolt in the Desert. Other significant works include The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson (Allen Lane), Statecraft by Margaret Thatcher (HarperCollins), She-Wolves by Helen Castor, and The American Century by Harold Evans. Art history volumes include large-format works such as Florence: Art and Architecture (Könemann), The Painters of Provence (Flammarion), and Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly. The volumes are predominantly hardcovers in publisher's cloth or pictorial boards, with the majority retaining their original dust jackets. Sizes range from standard octavo to large quarto and folio.