DEVON has a great sense of its own separate history. Throughout the centuries it was relatively isolated, with two long coastlines and comparatively short land boundaries, both ancient: Celtic Cornwall to the west and the rest of England to the east. Until the 19th century communications were very poor and Devon developed a distinct culture, economy, dialect and landscape - contributing to its strong local pride and character. That Devon is different is a fact, and helps explain the interest in its history shown by Devon ...
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DEVON has a great sense of its own separate history. Throughout the centuries it was relatively isolated, with two long coastlines and comparatively short land boundaries, both ancient: Celtic Cornwall to the west and the rest of England to the east. Until the 19th century communications were very poor and Devon developed a distinct culture, economy, dialect and landscape - contributing to its strong local pride and character. That Devon is different is a fact, and helps explain the interest in its history shown by Devon folk and their many visitors. A great history deserves a great historian. W.G. Hoskins was a Devon man and one of England's foremost economic and social historians. He pioneered the study of landscape history and initiated the modern approach to local history. His seminal work Devon is universally regarded as a major masterpiece of local history, both in its research and its writing. Throughout the half century since its first appearance it has been reprinted many times, has been held up as a model throughout Britain, and has always remained the unchallenged, essential, authoritative history of Devon. This new, revised edition, with an up-to-date Introduction, a new, extensive bibliography, the most recent population and similar statistical figures, reproduces the author's classic text in full, including the Gazetteer - at over two hundred pages a book in itself, describing every place, hamlet to city, in the county - and his superb collection of contemporary photographs. The book is packed with detailed information, as remarkable in its high quality as its huge quantity. This new edition will be warmly welcomed by all who know and love Devon - England's most popular county.
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Good in Fair dust jacket. Mild cover wear. Wear, rubbing and soil to DJ with chips/tears around corners, edges and spine ends, scotch tape on the back side, now in protective jacket. Binding tight, text clean. Due to size and weight of the book I can only ship it domestic media mail. A Little Store that's BIG on Service.; A New Survey of England; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 534 pages; J-3-4-09.
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Used-Good. Good paperback. New edition, 2003. 1st published 1954 by Collins. B&W illustrations. Label over gift inscription on half-title page; text clean; binding tight; cover a little faded & worn.
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Good jacket. Collins, 1954. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Includes a dust jacket, unclipped, restored to a good condition. Includes fine illustrations. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
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