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Beggars On Horseback A Riding Tour in North Wales
by Martin Ross; E. OE. Somerville
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$367.38NZ$330.64
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About This Item
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1895. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". E. OE Somerville. The first edition of this unconventional work of travel writing by Martin Ross and E. OE Somerville. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. The first edition, first impression, limited to 1575 copies. Profusely illustrated with thirty one monochrome illustrations by Somerville. Martin Ross and E. OE, Somerville (Violet Martin and Edith none Somerville) were tasked with writing a travel work depicting Wales as a tourist destination. Central to the work is the author's aversion to the travel industry and marketing Wales as a destination for tourism making the work truly a unique work of 'anti-travel'. In the original green cloth binding. Externally smart with shelfwear to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Marks and slight sunning to the boards and spine. Front hinge slightly strained but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot and mark to title page and contents pages. Booksellers label of C. Woodall to rear endpaper. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 607K14
- Title
- Beggars On Horseback A Riding Tour in North Wales
- Author
- Martin Ross; E. OE. Somerville
- Illustrator
- E. OE Somerville
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Wales North Wales Tourism Travel North Wales
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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