Normandy
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. xii, 192. Top edges gilt. Frontis. color plate with captioned tissue guard. Illustrated with 40 color plates. Illustrated blue cloth lettered in gilt. Light wear to extremities, toning to spine, faint soiling to rear board. Very Good. Item #12317
An impressionistic early 20th-century portrayal of Normandy, introducing the reader to its picturesque landscapes, history, architecture, and vibrant culture. In the publisher's 20 shilling series per Inman. Renowned for capturing locales, in print and picture, prior to the onset of full-tilt industrialization and easy automobile access, the A &C Black travelogues are unique in their distillation of former times and places: Armchair travel defined. INMAN 63.
Price: $75.00