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Two Roving Englishwomen in Greece
by Armstrong, Isabel J
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- Hardcover
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
First edition. Sampson Low, Marston & Company. London. 1893. Octavo. xi, 300pp. Engraved frontispiece with tissue guard (Coming Down From The Monasteries of Meteora), Photo portrait of the author, 21 further engravings from sketches made by Isabel Armstrong within the text. Original pictorial green cloth, gilt lettering. Pages untrimmed, edges darkened. Cloth worn, spine cocked, darkened and faded, corners bumped. Text bright and clean. Spotting to prelims and half title, foxing to the tissue guard, with a little transference to the title page. No inscriptions. Scarce.
Isabel Armstrong (b.1848) and her travelling companion Edith Payne "announcing our intention of starting off by ourselves to Greece, the general opinion seemed to be that if we were going out to be murdered ..."
Isabel Armstrong (b.1848) and her travelling companion Edith Payne "announcing our intention of starting off by ourselves to Greece, the general opinion seemed to be that if we were going out to be murdered ..."
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio726
- Title
- Two Roving Englishwomen in Greece
- Author
- Armstrong, Isabel J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Travel, Women, Europe, Greece, Meteora
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration; Europe; Pioneering Women;
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About the Seller
Paul Haynes Rare Books
Biblio member since 2016
Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
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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- Gilt
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- Title Page
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