The County Books series, by

Robert Hale and Company Robert Hale Limited was a London publisher of fiction and non-fiction books, founded in 1936, and also known as Robert Hale. It was based at Clerkenwell House, Clerkenwell Green. It ceased trading on 1 December 2015 and its imprints were sold to ...

of London, covered counties and regions in the British Isles. It was launched in March 1947, and began with Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The series was announced as completed in 1954, in 60 volumes, with ''Lowlands of Scotland: Edinburgh and the South'' by Maurice Lindsay. The announced intention was to give "a true and lively picture of each county and people".

Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald Brian Seymour Vesey-Fitzgerald (1900-1981) was a naturalist and writer of books on wildlife, cats, and dogs. Life and work Vesey-Fitzgerald began his career as a journalist with Reuters. He then became the naturalist on the staff of ''The Field ...

was general editor of the County Books, and he also edited a series of '' Regional Books'' for Robert Hale. Both series were eulogistic about the countryside.

The County Books

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