Item #5165 In Search of Wales. H. V. MORTON, Henry Vollam.
In Search of Wales

In Search of Wales

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., (1932). A. E. Taylor (endpaper map). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. xiii, 273, followed by a few pages of the publisher's titles. Frontis. photo. Illustrated with 16 black-and-white photographs. Index. Endpaper maps. Bound in green cloth with gilt flourish stamped on front cover, gilt lettering on spine. Contemporary gift inscription on front free-endpaper (curiously dated 1931). Spine just a trifle dulled. Bookseller tag on rear pastedown ("Ireland and Allan, Ltd., Vancouver, BC"). Very Good. Item #5165

As a Daily Express reporter, 1923, Morton entered the realm of the gods and history when he covered Howard Carter's opening of King Tut's Tomb. His reputation claimed, he embarked on a supporting career writing well-regarded travelogues, including the "In Search of ... " series, of which this is one.

Price: $35.00

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