c1910-1931 A Collection from the Things Seen In Series
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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
Twelve volumes. A series of travel books published in the early twentieth century by Seeley and Co., these volumes provided detailed descriptions and illustrations of countries and regions across the world. With tips and informative guides for travelers and tourists alike. These works were produced to provide information on the scenery, history, customs, people, artwork, and charms of each area. With additional information on the countryside, fashionable resorts, more secluded areas, and more, based on each of the authors' own experiences in the region. This set contains: Things Seen in Holland, 1910. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and forty-nine plates. Collated complete. Written by Charles Emile Roche, a British translator and travel writer. Things Seen in the Dolomites, 1928. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-one plates, and a double page map to the front of the text. Collated complete. Written by L. M. Davidson. Things Seen in Provence, 1929. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-one plates, and a double page map to the front of the text. Collated complete. Written by Captain Leslie Richardson, a senior British Army officer who saw service in the Second World War and reached high office following the end of the war. Things Seen on the Italian Lakes, 1929. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-four plates, and three sketch maps. Collated complete. Written by Laura Maria Magg, an Italian author and historian. Things Seen in Rome, c1927. New and revised edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-one plates. Written by Albert G. Mackinnon, a British travel writer. Things Seen in Sicily, c1929. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-one plates, and a double page map to the front of the text. Collated complete. Written by Isabel Emerson, a British travel writer best known for her works on Italy and its regions. Things Seen in Portugal, c1931. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-one plates, with a sketch map to the front endpapers. Collated complete. Written by Marion F. Smithes, a British travel writer notes for her work Children of the Desert. Things Seen in Sweden, c1928. New and revised edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-two plates. Written by James William Barnes Steveni, a British journalist and author. Revised by G. Thompson Walker. Things Seen in Switzerland in Winter, c1926. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-one plates, and a sketch map. Collated complete. Written by Charles William Domville-Fife, a British writer and journalist with a focus on military and naval matters. Things Seen in Madeira, c1928. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-one plates, and a sketch map. Collated complete. Written by Jessie Edith Hutcheon, a British travel writer and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Things Seen in Morocco, c1928. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-one plates, and a sketch map. Collated complete. Written by Lovelyn Elaine Bickerstaffe, a British writer. Things Seen in Egypt, c1923. Illustrated with a frontispiece, forty-seven plates, and two full-page images. Collated complete. Written by Edith Louisa Floyer, a British author best known for her travel works about Egypt. Dated from the British Library. Publisher's advertisements to the rear.
Condition
In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Light fading to the spines with further fading to Dolomites and Italian Lakes. Small splits in the cloth to the joints of Dolomites, with the odd small mark to the boards of each volume. Front hinge tender to Holland with the frontispiece detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and light spotting to the first and last few pages. Minor age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpapers of the odd volume. Loss to the front free endpaper of Madeira due to tearing.
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