Author: F. Hamilton Jackson
Title: Rambles in the Pyrenees and the Adjacent Districts, Gascony, Pays de Foix & Roussillon
Description: London, John Murray , 1912. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this travelogue exploring the Pyrenees and other districts, with some lovely illustrations by the author. Frederick Hamilton Jackson proposes this study of the mountain range of the Pyrenees, which separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe. Also exploring the adjacent districts, Gascony, Pays de Foix, and Roussillon, with historical sketches and descriptions. Illustrated with thirty four full page half tone plates and numerous line drawings in text, mostly by the hand of the author, who was a painter and author, frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy as well as other galleries. Collated, complete. From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (1902-1968). Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. Her passion for literature is displayed by her impressive library.She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things&apos. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with gilt titles and decorations to the front board as well as the spine. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. With a minor fading tot he head of the front board and a minor marking to the rear board. Internally, the binding is split at p. 104, held by one cord only. The rest of the work is firmly bound throughout. With a minor faint spotting scattered, although the pages are generally very clean and bright. Illustrated with thirty four full page half tone plates and numerous line drawings in text. Collated, complete. Good Only . Ill.: F. Hamilton Jackson. Good Only .
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Title: Rambles in the Pyrenees and the Adjacent Districts, Gascony, Pays de Foix & Roussillon
Description: London, John Murray , 1912. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this travelogue exploring the Pyrenees and other districts, with some lovely illustrations by the author. Frederick Hamilton Jackson proposes this study of the mountain range of the Pyrenees, which separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe. Also exploring the adjacent districts, Gascony, Pays de Foix, and Roussillon, with historical sketches and descriptions. Illustrated with thirty four full page half tone plates and numerous line drawings in text, mostly by the hand of the author, who was a painter and author, frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy as well as other galleries. Collated, complete. From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (1902-1968). Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. Her passion for literature is displayed by her impressive library.She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things&apos. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with gilt titles and decorations to the front board as well as the spine. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. With a minor fading tot he head of the front board and a minor marking to the rear board. Internally, the binding is split at p. 104, held by one cord only. The rest of the work is firmly bound throughout. With a minor faint spotting scattered, although the pages are generally very clean and bright. Illustrated with thirty four full page half tone plates and numerous line drawings in text. Collated, complete. Good Only . Ill.: F. Hamilton Jackson. Good Only .
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Price: GBP 45.00 = appr. US$ 64.26 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 793A51
- Book number: 793A51
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