{"product_id":"murrays-buckinghamshire-guide","title":"Murray's Buckinghamshire Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon John Murray. 1948.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition. Signed by the author. 263x185mm. pp (iibl) xii, 132, (iiibl). Publisher's red cloth with white and black lettering to spine and front cover, printing to front cover. Original dust jacket. Slight bumping to head and foot of spine; slight chipping to head of dust jacket. Internally very good; overall in very good condition. Inscription reads \"Kay Francis from John Betjeman 1957\", surrounded with decorative flourishes.\u003cbr\u003eThe last of Betjeman and Piper's British travel guides to be published by Betjeman's own publisher, John Murray. The friends collaborated on a series of these guides from 1934 through to the 1960s, with a hiatus during World War II. In 1968 Betjeman quarrelled with the publishers over some derogatory remarks he wrote in the Northamptonshire guide and resigned.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BETJEMAN, John; PIPER, John","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57090383774073,"sku":"5110","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/Scan_20260403.jpg?v=1776441036","url":"https:\/\/voewoodrarebooks.com\/products\/murrays-buckinghamshire-guide","provider":"Voewood Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}