LETTERS FROM MAJORCA.

Wood, Charles W.

Beschreibung

London: Richard Bentley & Sons, 1888. 8vo. 410pp. With many wood engraved illustrations throughout, both in the text and as plates. Complete. List of the author's other titles at rear. Bright green pictorial cloth with black stamped title and gilt stamped images on the cover Minor wear along edge of spine. Some light spotting on the cover. A very bright copy. Written as a series of very descriptive letters to his sister in England the author describes his experiences and observations while traveling places on the Island from November 10 1886 to June 1887. There was much to see in Palma, especially the Moorish remains. Charles William Wood, a member of London's Royal Geographical Society, was one of the many foreigners who visited Mallorca in the late 19th century. He came twice: once in 1886, accompanied by a friend who was an excellent draughtsman, and the following year on his own. He wrote to his sister, recounting his impressions of the island, and these were published in a book entitled Letters from Majorca with the illustrations made by his friend, identified by the initials H.C. The book offers a magnificent, subjective description of the Mallorcan landscape, which exerted a great fascination on him, together with the people who guided him on each of his trips and the anecdotes that surprised this European during his stay on the island. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 009313

Bibliografische Details

Titel: LETTERS FROM MAJORCA.

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good