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Narrative of a Walking Tour in Brittany
John Mounteney Jephson; Lovell Reeve
1859
Lovell Reeve : London
10.5" by 7.5"
xvi, 352, 16pp
SUMMARY
Illustrated with a stereographic frontispiece, this is the scarce first edition of John Mounteney Jephson's charming account of his walking tour through Brittany.
First Edition,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 23.99
EU Postage: £ 18.99
European Postage: £ 19.99
Asia Postage: £ 31.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99
DESCRIPTION
A scarce first edition.
Illustrated with a stereographed frontispiece, and a folding map. Collated, complete.
An accompanying set of stereographs were available to purchase seperately when this volume was originally published. They are not present here, and are vanishingly scarce.
A travel narrative describing a pedestrian journey through the Brittany region of France, recording observations on Breton towns, landscapes, customs, religious practices, and local character, and combining travel description with commentary on the historical and cultural features of the region as encountered during the tour.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light handling marks to cloth. Otherwise, externally excellent. Internally, binding lightly strained to start, with one gathering somewhat tender and with one leaf of contents and folding map detached and loosely inserted. Pages bright and clean, with only the odd spot.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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