This series of old NatGeo color volumes (the World in Colour Library) has a certain charm and nostalgia value that I, for one, cannot resist. The very graininess and muted colour pallet of the photographs, the old styles and honest ordinary folk they present, the portraits of places as they were decades ago with much fewer vehicles and more local animals (this one was first published in 1966), the artistic creativity of their maps and charts, all these factors make them my favourites. This volume takes a broad sweep (with many side sallies) of all the regions of Ye Olde England, with a tilt toward the historical and cultural connections. It honestly makes me want to go and do my own exploration of the hills and dales of this green island! ( )

658 photographs from the World in NGS Color Series