Author: S. Baring-Gould
Title: The Deserts of Southern France
Description: London, Methuen & Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. A first edition examination of the geology of the Aquitaine region of France by Sabine Baring-Gould, illustrated throughout. With chapters on les Causses, la Crouzate, the Caussenards, the firehills of Cransac, le Puy d'Issolu and the Routiers.Written by Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924), an antiquarian and prolific writer known for penning the hymn 'Onward, Christian Soldiers&apos. A prolific and varied writer, his output included numerous works relating to the West Country, geology, and even lycanthropy.Complete in two volumes.With illustrations throughout by S. Hutton and F. D. Bedford.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an English socialite and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was featured by Cecil Beaton in 'The Book of Beauty&apos. Amongst her circle were Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Coco Chanel, Salvador Dali, Winston and Clementine Churchill and Nancy Mitford.A smart first edition of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with just some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: S. Hutton and F. D. Bedford. Very Good .

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