This lot comprises approximately 35 items with a significant focus on the local history of Felixstowe and the county of Suffolk. Included are several hardcover publications such as Village Life in and around Felixstowe by John Smith, Neil Wylie, Peter White, and Phil Hadwen; Felixstowe Dock Basin Memories 1886 to 2010; Felixstowe Past and Present: A Millennium Celebration; and Felixstowe from Old Photographs: 100 Years a Seaside Resort. Softcover local history titles include Felixstowe at Leisure, Around Felixstowe By Land, Sea and Air, A Pictorial History of Felixstowe Dock, Felixstowe Trades and Businesses, and The Hamlet of Felixstowe Ferry. The collection also features two volumes of the Domesday Book: Suffolk (Sudfulch) from the History from the Sources series. Cartographic interest is represented by vintage folded maps including an Ordnance Survey One-Inch Map of East Kent (Sheet 173) published in 1959 and a 1946 New Popular Edition Map of Cambridge and Ely (Sheet 135) bearing the contemporary owner inscription Amy Hawes 15.4.47. Other maps include Barnett’s Official Street Plan of Ipswich, a Colchester Street A-Z Atlas, a Geographia Greater London Plan, and L. G. Bullock’s Historical Map of Scotland. A group of Michelin Green Guides covers various French regions such as the French Alps, Brittany, and Alsace, alongside travel guides for Yorkshire and Sussex.
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