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{{Short description|Books about parts of Britain and France}}
[[File:Portrait of book series.jpg|thumb|Titles in the "Portrait of" series]]
[[File:Portrait of book series.jpg|thumb|Titles in the "Portrait of" series]]
The '''Portrait of''' books is a series of [[topographical]] works describing the cities, [[Counties of England|counties]], and [[regions of Britain]] and some of the regions of France. The series was published by [[Robert Hale (publishers)|Robert Hale]] from the early 1960s to the mid 1980s and is part of a genre of topographical books in which Robert Hale specialised.<ref name="Cloke">[https://books.google.com/books?id=e-nNU3d368sC&pg=PA56 "Rural Mappings"] by Catherine Brace in {{cite book|editor=Paul J. Cloke |title=Country Visions|year=2003|publisher=Pearson Education|location=Harlow|isbn=978-0-13-089601-8|page=56}}</ref>
The '''Portrait of''' books is a series of [[topographical]] works describing the cities, [[Counties of England|counties]], and [[regions of Britain]] and some of the regions of France. The series was published by [[Robert Hale (publishers)|Robert Hale]] from the early 1960s to the mid 1980s and is part of a genre of topographical books in which Robert Hale specialised.<ref name="Cloke">[https://books.google.com/books?id=e-nNU3d368sC&pg=PA56 "Rural Mappings"] by Catherine Brace in {{cite book|editor=Paul J. Cloke |title=Country Visions|year=2003|publisher=Pearson Education|location=Harlow|isbn=978-0-13-089601-8|page=56}}</ref>
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==List of titles==
==List of titles==
This is an incomplete list of titles. Each title was prefixed with the words "Portrait of".
This is an incomplete list of titles. Each title was prefixed with the words "Portrait of".
* ''Aberdeen and Deeside, with Aberdeenshire, Banff and Kincardine'' by [[Cuthbert Graham]] (1972) {{ISBN|0709132794}}
* ''Aberdeen and Deeside'' by [[Cuthbert Graham]] (1972) {{ISBN|0709132794}}
* ''Argyll and Southern Hebrides'' by [[David Graham-Campbell]] (1978) {{ISBN|0709167466}}
* ''Argyll and Southern Hebrides'' by David Graham-Campbell (1978) {{ISBN|0709167466}}
* ''Avon'' by [[John Haddon]] (1981) {{ISBN|0709183615}}
* ''Avon'' by John Haddon (1981) {{ISBN|0709183615}}
* ''Bath'' by John Haddon (1982) {{ISBN|0709198833}}
* ''Bath'' by John Haddon (1982) {{ISBN|0709198833}}
* ''Bedfordshire'' by [[David H. Kennett]] (1978) {{ISBN|0709172249}}
* ''Bedfordshire'' by [[David H. Kennett]] (1978) {{ISBN|0709172249}}
* ''Birmingham'' by [[Vivian Bird]]
* ''Birmingham'' by [[Vivian Bird]] (1970) {{ISBN|0709118716}}
* ''The Black Country'' by Harold Parsons (1986) {{ISBN|0709025742}}
* ''The Border Country'' by [[Nigel Tranter]] (1972) {{ISBN|0709131402}} (Revised 1987 as ''The Illustrated Portrait of the Border Country'')
* ''The Border Country'' by [[Nigel Tranter]] (1972) {{ISBN|0709131402}} (Revised 1987 as ''The Illustrated Portrait of the Border Country'')
* ''Brecon Beacons'' by [[Edmund. J. Mason]] (1975) {{ISBN|0709147104}}
* ''Brecon Beacons'' by [[Edmund. J. Mason]] (1975) {{ISBN|0709147104}}
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* ''The Burns Country and Galloway &c.'' by Hugh Douglas (1968)
* ''The Burns Country and Galloway &c.'' by Hugh Douglas (1968)
* ''Cambridge'' by [[Charles Richard Benstead]] (1968)
* ''Cambridge'' by [[Charles Richard Benstead]] (1968)
* ''Cambridgeshire'' by Stanley Arthur Manning
* ''Cambridgeshire'' by Stanley Arthur Manning (1978) {{ISBN|0709171331}}
* ''Caithness and Sutherland'' by James Miller (1985)
* ''Caithness and Sutherland'' by James Miller (1985) {{ISBN|0709023774}}
* ''Canterbury'' by John Boyle
* ''Canterbury'' by John Boyle (1974) {{ISBN|0709143443}}
* ''Cardiff and its Valleys'' by [[Brian Dicks]] (1984)
* ''Cardiff and its Valleys'' by [[Brian Dicks]] (1984) {{ISBN|0709019483}}
* ''The Channel Islands'' by Raoul Lempriere
* ''The Channel Islands'' by Raoul Lempriere (1970) {{ISBN|0709115415}}
* ''Cheshire'' by David Bethel
* ''Cheshire'' by [[David Bethel]] (1979) {{ISBN|0709173415}}
* ''Chester'' by David Bethel
* ''Chester'' by David Bethel (1980) {{ISBN|0709183593}}
* ''The Chilterns'' by Elizabeth Cull
* ''The Chilterns'' by Elizabeth Cull (1982) {{ISBN|0709197381}}
* ''The Clyde'' by Jack House
* ''The Clyde'' by Jack House (1969) {{ISBN|0709110650}}
* ''Cornwall'' by Claude Berry
* ''Cornwall'' by Claude Berry (1963)
* ''The Cotswolds'' by Edith Brill
* ''The Cotswolds'' by Edith Brill (1964)
* ''Coventry'' by E. B. Newbold
* ''Coventry'' by E. B. Newbold (1972) {{ISBN|0709131941}}
* ''Cumbria'' by J. D. Marshall (1981) {{ISBN|0709191421}}
* ''The Dales'' by [[Norman Duerden]] (1978) {{ISBN|0709169116}}
* ''The Dales'' by [[Norman Duerden]] (1978) {{ISBN|0709169116}}
* ''Dartmoor'' by [[Vian Smith]]
* ''Dartmoor'' by [[Vian Smith]] (1966)
* ''The River Derwent'' by [[Walt Unsworth]]
* ''The River Derwent'' by [[Walt Unsworth]] (1971) {{ISBN|070912337X}}
* ''Devon'' by [[D. St. Leger-Gordon]]
* ''Devon'' by [[D. St. Leger-Gordon]] (1963)
* ''Dorset'' by [[Ralph Wightman]]
* ''Dorset'' by [[Ralph Wightman]] (1965)
* ''County Durham'' by [[Peter A. White]]
* ''County Durham'' by [[Peter A. White]] (1967)
* ''Edinburgh'' by [[Ian Nimmo (author)|Ian Nimmo]]
* ''Edinburgh'' by [[Ian Nimmo (author)|Ian Nimmo]] (1969)
* ''Epping Forest'' by [[Sir William Addison]]
* ''Epping Forest'' by [[Sir William Addison]] (1981) {{ISBN|0709161301}}
* ''Essex'' by Stanley Arthur Manning
* ''Essex'' by Stanley Arthur Manning (1977) {{ISBN|0709163886}}
* ''Exeter'' by Bryan Little (1983)
* ''Exeter'' by Bryan Little (1983) {{ISBN|0709007779}}
* ''Exmoor'' by [[J. H. B. Peel]]
* ''Exmoor'' by [[J. H. B. Peel]] (1970) {{ISBN|0709116004}}
* ''The Fen Country'' by [[Edward Storey]]
* ''The Fen Country'' by [[Edward Storey]] (1971) {{ISBN|0709124430}}
* ''Glasgow'' by [[Maurice Lindsay (broadcaster)|Maurice Lindsay]]
* ''Glasgow'' by [[Maurice Lindsay (broadcaster)|Maurice Lindsay]] (1972) {{ISBN|0709130783}}
* ''Gloucestershire'' by [[T. A. Ryder]]
* ''Gloucestershire'' by [[T. A. Ryder]] (1966)
* ''Gower'' by [[Wynford Vaughan-Thomas]]
* ''Gower'' by [[Wynford Vaughan-Thomas]] (1976) {{ISBN|0709155778}}
* ''Hampshire'' by Noreen O'Dell (1979) {{ISBN|0709175493}}
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* ''Hertfordshire'' by [[Brian J. Bailey]]
* ''The Highlands'' by [[W. Douglas Simpson]]
* ''Hertfordshire'' by [[Brian J. Bailey]] (1978) {{ISBN|0709166036}}
* ''The Isle of Man'' by [[Ernest H. Stenning]]
* ''The Highlands'' by [[W. Douglas Simpson]] (1969)
* ''The Isle of Wight'' by [[Lawrence Wilson]]
* ''The Howgills and the Upper Eden Valley'' by [[Michael Ffinch]] (1982) {{ISBN|0709005393}}
* ''Humberside'' by [[Ivan E. Broadhead]] (1983) {{ISBN|0709012144}}
* ''The Isles of Scilly'' by [[Clive Mumford]]
* ''The Lakes'' by [[Norman Nicholson]]
* ''The Isle of Man'' by [[Ernest H. Stenning]] (new ed. 1965)
* ''Lancashire'' by [[Jessica Lofthouse]]
* ''The Isle of Wight'' by [[Lawrence Wilson]] (1965)
* ''Leeds'' by [[Brian Thompson (author)|Brian Thompson]]
* ''The Isles of Scilly'' by [[Clive Mumford]] (1967)
* ''Kendal and the Kent Valley'' by Michael Ffinch (1983) {{ISBN|0709012853}}
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* ''Leicestershire'' by Brian J. Bailey
* ''Liverpool'' by [[Howard Channon]]
* ''The Lakes'' by [[Norman Nicholson]] (1963)
* ''Lancashire'' by [[Jessica Lofthouse]] (1967)
* ''Leeds'' by [[Brian Thompson (author)|Brian Thompson]] (1971) {{ISBN|0709127731}}
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* ''Leicestershire'' by Brian J. Bailey (1977) {{ISBN|0709160054}}
* ''Limerick'' by [[Mainchín Seoighe]] (1982) {{ISBN|0709198817}}
* ''Lincolnshire'' by Michael Lloyd (1983) {{ISBN|0709008465}}
* ''Liverpool'' by [[Howard Channon]] (1970) {{ISBN|0709118112}}
* ''London'' by Robert Clayton (1980) {{ISBN|0709183607}}
* ''London River'' by [[Basil E. Cracknell]] (1968)
* ''London River'' by [[Basil E. Cracknell]] (1968)
* ''The Lothians'' by Nigel Tranter (1979) {{ISBN|0709174675}}
* ''Manchester'' by [[Michael Kennedy (music critic)|Michael Kennedy]]
* ''Manchester'' by [[Michael Kennedy (music critic)|Michael Kennedy]] (1970) {{ISBN|0709118120}}
* ''The Moray Firth'' by Cuthbert Graham (1977) {{ISBN|0709160186}}
* ''The Moray Firth'' by Cuthbert Graham (1977) {{ISBN|0709160186}}
* ''The New Forest'' by [[Brian Vesey-FitzGerald]]
* ''The New Forest'' by [[Brian Vesey-FitzGerald]] (1966)
* ''Norfolk'' by [[David Yaxley]]
* ''Norfolk'' by [[David Yaxley]] (1977) {{ISBN|0709162677}}
* ''North York Moors'' by [[Nicholas Rhea]] (1985)
* ''North Wales'' by Michael Senior (1973) {{ISBN|0709136943}}
* ''North York Moors'' by [[Nicholas Rhea]] (1985) {{ISBN|070902276X}}
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* ''Northamptonshire'' by [[Peter Gorham Webb]]
* ''North Yorkshire'' by [[Colin Speakman]] (1986) {{ISBN|0709025807}}
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* ''Northamptonshire'' by [[Peter Gorham Webb]] (1977) {{ISBN|0709160615}}
* ''Northumberland'' by [[Nancy Ridley]] (1965) (2nd Edition 1968) {{ISBN|0709105738}}
* ''Northumberland'' by [[Nancy Ridley]] (1965) (2nd Edition 1968) {{ISBN|0709105738}}
* ''Nottingham'' by [[Emrys Bryson]] (1974) {{ISBN|0709143389}}
* ''Oxford'' by [[Hal Cheetham]] (1971) {{ISBN|0709124155}}
* ''Oxfordshire'' by [[Christine Bloxham]] (1982) {{ISBN|070919448X}}
* ''Peakland'' by [[Crichton Porteous]] (1963)
* ''Peakland'' by [[Crichton Porteous]] (1963)
* ''The Pennines'' by [[Roger A. Redfern]] (1969)
* ''Pembrokeshire'' by [[Dillwyn Miles]] (1984) {{ISBN|070902004X}}
* ''The Pennines'' by [[Roger A. Redfern]] (1969) {{ISBN|0709108729}}
* ''Penrith and the East Fellside'' by Michael Ffinch (1985) {{ISBN|0709023758}}
* ''Perth, Angus and Fife'' by David Graham-Campbell (1979) {{ISBN|0709175507}}
* ''The Potteries'' by Bill Morland (1978) {{ISBN|0709165730}}
* ''Plymouth'' by [[J. C. Trewin]] (1973) {{ISBN|0709139268}}
* ''The Quantocks'' by [[Vincent Waite]] (1964)
* ''The Quantocks'' by [[Vincent Waite]] (1964)
* ''The River Trent'' by Peter Lord (1968)
* ''River Medway'' by [[Roger Penn]] (1981) {{ISBN|070919434X}}
* ''The River Trent'' by Peter Lord (1968)
* ''The Scott Country'' by [[Marion Lochhead]] (1968)
* ''The Scott Country'' by [[Marion Lochhead]] (1968)
* ''The Severn'' by [[J. H. B. Peel]] (1968)
* ''The Severn'' by J. H. B. Peel (1968)
* ''The Shakespeare Country'' by [[J. C. Trewin]] (1970)
* ''The Shakespeare Country'' by J. C. Trewin (1970) {{ISBN|0709113420}}
* ''Sheffield'' by B. Bunker (1972) {{ISBN|070913245X}}
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* ''Skye and the Outer Hebrides'' by W. Douglas Simpson (1967)
* ''The Shires'' by [[Bernard Newman (writer)|Bernard Newman]] (1968)
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* ''Shropshire'' by [[Brian J. Bailey]] (1981) {{ISBN|0709193408}}
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* ''Skye and the Outer Hebrides'' by W. Douglas Simpson (1967)
* ''Snowdonia'' by [[Cledwyn Hughes]] (1967)
* ''Snowdonia'' by [[Cledwyn Hughes]] (1967)
* ''The Solent'' by [[Barry Shurlock]] (1983)
* ''The Solent'' by [[Barry Shurlock]] (1983) {{ISBN|0709007639}}
* ''Somerset'' by Bryan Little (1969)
* ''Somerset'' by Bryan Little (1969)
* ''South Wales'' by Michael Senior (1974)
* ''South Wales'' by Michael Senior (1974) {{ISBN|070914721X}}
* ''The Spey'' by Francis G. Thompson (1979)
* ''The Spey'' by Francis G. Thompson (1979) {{ISBN|0709174683}}
* ''Suffolk'' by [[Allan Jobson]] (1973)
* ''Suffolk'' by [[Allan Jobson]] (1973) {{ISBN|0709140150}}
* ''Surrey'' by Basil E. Cracknell (1970)
* ''Surrey'' by Basil E. Cracknell (1970) {{ISBN|0709113870}}
* ''Sussex'' by [[Cecile Woodford]] (1972)
* ''Sussex'' by [[Cecile Woodford]] (1972) {{ISBN|0709130260}}
* ''The Thames'' by J. H. B. Peel (1967)
* ''The Thames'' by J. H. B. Peel (1967)
* ''West Yorkshire'' by [[Margaret Slack]] (1984)
* ''West Yorkshire'' by [[Margaret Slack]] (1984) {{ISBN|070901550X}}
* ''Wiltshire'' by Pamela Street (1971) (2nd edition 1980)<ref name=cosh/>
* ''Wiltshire'' by Pamela Street (1971) (2nd edition 1980)<ref name=cosh/> {{ISBN|0709121091}}
* ''Windermere'' by Christopher D. Taylor (1983)
* ''Windermere'' by Christopher D. Taylor (1983) {{ISBN|0709009240}}
* ''Wordsworth Country'' by Roland Sands (1984)
* ''Wirral'' by Kenneth Burley (1981) {{ISBN|0709194099}}
* ''Worcestershire'' by [[Peter J. Neville Havins]] (1974) {{ISBN|070914587X}}
* ''Wordsworth Country'' by Roland Sands (1984) {{ISBN|0709017391}}
* ''Wye Valley'' by [[Harry Luff Verne Fletcher]] (1968)<ref name=trees>"The trees, bushes and windows are alive", ''The Times'', 30 November 1968, p. 22.</ref>
* ''Wye Valley'' by [[Harry Luff Verne Fletcher]] (1968)<ref name=trees>"The trees, bushes and windows are alive", ''The Times'', 30 November 1968, p. 22.</ref>
* ''York'' by [[Ronald Willis]] (1972)
* ''York'' by [[Ronald Willis]] (1972) {{ISBN|0709133766}}
* ''Yorkshire'' by Harry J. Scott (1965) {{ISBN|0709118422}}
* ''The Yorkshire Ouse'' by Ivan E. Broadhead (1982) {{ISBN|0709196059}}


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 06:52, 1 April 2024

Titles in the "Portrait of" series

The Portrait of books is a series of topographical works describing the cities, counties, and regions of Britain and some of the regions of France. The series was published by Robert Hale from the early 1960s to the mid 1980s and is part of a genre of topographical books in which Robert Hale specialised.[1]

Its immediate predecessors were the County Books and Regional Books series while the Regions of Britain series was published contemporaneously in the 1970s. There was also a Villages series. A number of the Portrait series were republished in new editions titled "The Illustrated Portrait of...".

Described variously as neither literature,[2] a history, or a guide book, the works attempted to sum-up the atmosphere of their area, and "the lives of its people, past and present".[3]

The artwork for a number of the series dust jackets were designed by illustrator Val Biro.

List of titles

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This is an incomplete list of titles. Each title was prefixed with the words "Portrait of".

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rural Mappings" by Catherine Brace in Paul J. Cloke, ed. (2003). Country Visions. Harlow: Pearson Education. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-13-089601-8.
  2. ^ a b "The trees, bushes and windows are alive", The Times, 30 November 1968, p. 22.
  3. ^ a b "Love of the country" by Mary Cosh, The Times, 30 May 1980, p. I.
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