A Holiday in the Happy Valley

T.R. Swinburne

Verlag: Smith, Elder and Co, London, 1907

Beschreibung

The first edition of Major T.R. Swinburne's illustrated account of his travels in Kashmir. The first edition of this work, illustrated in colour by the author himself.Illustrated with twenty-four colour plates, and with a folding colour map of Kashmir to the rear.Swinburne offers a journal of his time in Kashmir, accompanied by plates initially sketched on the spot. The account of author"s relationship with his wife as they travel is highly amusing, as are observations of the subtleties of English customs and the clash of the attitudes with the local culture.With two pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, with small losses of cloth in these regions. Significant loss of cloth at centre of back strip. Front joint strained, but generally firmly held, with rear hinge strained and firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, with instances of concentrated spotting throughout. Good Only. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 871F2

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Holiday in the Happy Valley

Verlag: Smith, Elder and Co, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1907

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: T.R. Swinburne

Zustand: Good Only

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book