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Granite Island. A portrait of Corsica
by Carrington, Dorothy
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- Hardcover
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
First edition. Longman. London. 1971. Octavo. xiii, (1), 336pp. 29 monochrome illustrations. Map. Original cloth, gilt to spine. Original protected unclipped dust wrapper, two small closed tears to top edge, minor rubbing to top corner, slight fading to spine. Bookplate of Clare Tritton McLaren (Clare McLaren Throckmorton of Coughton Court) to ffep.
Frederica Dorothy Violet Carrington (Lady Rose) (1910 - 2002) MBE, FRHS. Leading scholar and writer on the history and culture of Corsica.
Frederica Dorothy Violet Carrington (Lady Rose) (1910 - 2002) MBE, FRHS. Leading scholar and writer on the history and culture of Corsica.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio519
- Title
- Granite Island. A portrait of Corsica
- Author
- Carrington, Dorothy
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Weight
- 0.00
- Keywords
- Corsica, Lear, Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration; Europe; Pioneering Women; France and French Interest;
- Size
- 8vo
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
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About Paul Haynes Rare Books
Paul Haynes has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1978. Based in Hay on Wye, he travels worldwide to buy and sell rare and old books. A member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA. Paul Haynes Rare Books offers both antiquarian and scarce books in all subjects, with something of a bias towards the owner's passion for Travel and Exploration.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Octavo
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- FFEP
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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