Many Cities
London: Constable & Co., 1928. Edmond L. Warre. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (220 x 147 mm), pp. xxii +262; with a frontispiece and 64 plates printed on smooth paper and bound in. Hard bound in publishers royal blue cloth, gilt titling, In the scarce original dust wrapper, not price-clipped, and shows the original one guinea price; chips on the spine head. Previous owner inscription on front endpaper. Binding tight, interiors crisp and bright.
[Cahill, 101.
Covers travels in Spain, Portugal, the Recovered Country [Islam, Cefalu, Majorca....], France, the Rhine, Tournai, and the Three Towns of Life and Death.
HILAIRE BELLOC (1870 – 1953) was a very prolific French-British writer, whose themes varied vastly and were often tinged by his strong Catholic faith. He was embroiled in many disputes around religion and politics. But he also wrote comic verse for children including the popular "Cautionary Tales for Children" which includes "Jim, who ran away from his nurse, and was eaten by a lion" and "Matilda, who told lies and was burned to death."
Condition: Fine / Near fine.
Item number: 357
Price: $100.00
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