Author: Bessie Parkes-Belloc [Elizabeth Rayner Belloc]
Title: La Belle France
Description: London, Strahan and Co. 1868. First edition. Cloth. A scarce personal account of the travels of Elizabeth Rayner Belloc, née Parkes, around various French towns and villages. The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Binder's label of Burn & Co. to the rear paste down. Illustrated with eight plates. Collated, complete. Elizabeth Rayner Belloc née Parkes (1829-1925) was a poet, essayist and journalist, and also a prominent feminist and campaigner for women's rights. In this work, she gives a personal account of her travels around France, where she met and lived with her husband Louis Belloc, offering descriptions and poems of towns and villages. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, with staining to the boards and spine, and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Splitting to the cloth to both joints. Both hinges are slightly strained but holding firm. Pages 7 to 10, including the plate facing page 11, are detached but intact. The plate facing page 13 is coming loose. The plate facing page 78 is detached but intact. The binding is slightly strained in a couple of places. Pages are bright and clean. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

Keywords: France Travel Bessie Rayner Parkes Elizabeth Rayner Belloc Travel Not Stated


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