Description
Late Georgian Travel interest-
“It was like one of our loveliest mornings in June- an inspiriting, sunny, balmy day, all soft-ness and beauty, and we crossed the Tuileries by one of the superb avenues, and kept down the bank of the river to the island.”
WILLIS, N.P. (1806-67). Pencillings By The Way.
3 volumes.
xii, 340, 368, 258, [ii], xx. pp.
Interior: Half titles not present, scattered foxing.
Exterior: Contemporary/near contemporary half calf with marbled boards, spines with black labels, titled in gilt (spines and boards worn, corners bumped).
8vo. London: John Macrone, 1835.
Headings in the text Include: “Grotto Del Cani”, “Coliseum”, “Bay of Naples”, “Corfu”, “Maid of Athens”, “Turkish Café”, “Turkish Pedigrees”, “Dover- An English Hotel”, “Sir Walter Scott In Italy”, Edinburgh”, “Roslin Castle” and “Loch Lomand”.
A late Georgian whistle stop tour with many curious anecdotes.
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