WILSON, Eliane (Selected and edited by) OXFORD. Words and Watercolours , U.K: Oxford University, 1997.

Illustrated by Valerie Petts. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 0953153606 Book in very good condition, very slightly bumped at bottom spine edge, otherwise in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, slightly rubbed at back outer corner edge and a little at back bottom edge. 112pp, including Index. With 44 very attractive watercolours, some are full-page of Oxford interspersed with passages in prose and verse from commentators as dispersed as Geoffrey Chaucer and Isaiah Berlin. From d/j flap -"The book presents the origins of the city in legend and history, the founding of the university, a light-hearted section on undergraduate life, the river and countryside, the sombre mood of In Memoriam, and finally, the Spirit of Oxford. (9½" x 7¼"w) (24.5cms x 18.5cms) approx. (Book ref. 7207)  £14.00

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