BONER, Charles. - Chamois Hunting in the Mountains of Bavaria. With Illustrations by Theodore Horschelt (the Author's Son-in-Law).London, Chapman and Hall, 1853. Contemporary or later textured cream cloth, gilt lettered morocco labels, viii+410pp. 6 two-tone lithographs and 6 vignettes as called for. Moncrieffe "Sur Espérance" ornate bookplate to paste-down. Spine age-darkened, labels a little chipped and scored, one plate slightly protruding but a very good, clean, tight copy. Charles Boner, poet and travel-writer, one time tutor to John Constable's children, left England to take up a post in Regensburg with Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. Boner settled and married in Germany. He published a number of books of poetry but his seminal work was the comprehensive ' Transylvania, its Products and People', (1865) - describing an area at the time under Austria. Hardcover. GBP 138.00 [Appr.: EURO 161 US$ 174.75 | JP¥ 27220] Book number 35344We regret that this particular copy is temporarily not available. You may try to find another copy by using the search function. Apologies for the inconvenience! |
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