This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...of the Church of St. Bartholomew. It is the sailor's notable landmark here. Part of the churchyard has been crumbled away by the waves and the bones of the dead scattered much in the same way as the sea has undermined Dunwich on the Suflolk coast. South of the mouth of the Wansbeck, with Cambois and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...of the Church of St. Bartholomew. It is the sailor's notable landmark here. Part of the churchyard has been crumbled away by the waves and the bones of the dead scattered much in the same way as the sea has undermined Dunwich on the Suflolk coast. South of the mouth of the Wansbeck, with Cambois and North Seaton on either side, the sandy coast stretches to the busy town and harbour of Blyth, where the Blvth enters the sea after a short course of twenty miles. It flows past Belsay and then, uniting with the Pont, winds through the lovely vale of Stannington and the " sounding woods " of Plessey referred to in " Marmion." A stretch of sand dunes swept and torn by the wind continues to Seaton Sluice. A feature of the coast between the Blyth and Tyne is the common occurrence of landslips, usually after heavy rainfall. Seaton Sluice used to be an important harbour and bears witness to the enterprise of the Delaval family in the past. One of them placed large sluice gates on 'the burn which the incoming tide X'lll SEATON DELAVAL AND SEATON SLUICE 189 closed. When the tide retreated, the strong current opening the gates carried all before it and thus twice a day washed the haven clean. A later Delaval made a great cutting to the harbour through the solid sandstone cliff. All along the coastline are prettily wooded denes bordering the streams which rush to the sea. They form a welcome break in these dreary colliery districts. The Abbess in " Marmion," as she sailed to Lindisfarne, " marked amidst its trees the hall of lofty Seaton Delaval." This magnificent mansion was built by Sir ohn Vanbrugh, the great architect of Blenheim. The first castle, long razed, was begun by Hamon de Laval, ...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings, In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. No date stated. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN:
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Good. 1921 Hardcover. Second printing. B & W illustrations. Ex-Library. Text is clean. Binding is strong. Dark blue cloth cover, bubbles under cloth, lightly rubbed corners. Spine ends have tiny tears, spine is a bit slanted. No dustjacket. *No shipping outside the United States available for this heavy book. *
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Hugh Thomson. Very Good. pp.380 with index, pullout map clean tight copy with tanning to text pages and endpapers, blue cloth d/j shows gold gilt title as well to spine, bumping to corners and top/bottom spines, some spots of soiling to covers Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall.
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Thomson, Hugh. Fine. Book. 12mo. London: Macmillan, 1928. First Pocket Edition. 12mo. Green silk binding with titles in gilt, decoration in blind. Illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson. A lovely gift-quality book. 380 pp. Fine.