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Ballam, Harry & Roy Lewis THE VISITORS' BOOK
London Max Parrish & Co Ltd 1950 First Edition Hard Cover Good Good
England and the English as Others Have Seen Them A.D. 1500 to 1950. Light green cloth, gilt-stamped lettering on spine, 256pp, five original line drawings, plus eight plates. Pictorial dust jacket with full color illustration on front panel, line drawing in green on back. Binding is firm, square, spine ends bumped and there is a 1/2" spot of fading at spine top matching a like sized chip on the dust jacket, boards are slightly bowed, edges faded, text has two check marks in margin and one index entry underlined else is bright and clean. Dust jacket is darkened with age toning, chipped on spine panel ends and along top edges, 2" closed tear from top edge along front hinge area, else wholly intact, protected in a new Gaylord brand archival clear plastic cover (removable). A revelation of the effect of "the English way of life" on visitors from abroad in the past 450 years -- in their own words. Includes remarks of 65 commentators from 22 countries, such as: Erasmus, Rochefort, Voltaire, Rochefoucauld, Heine, Emerson, Hawthorne, Santayana, Ichikawa . . .
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25.00 USD
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