The Bible in Spain
George Borrow
1923
Constable & Co Ltd
Limited Edition
8vo, 2 vols
Description:
Rare limited edition numbered 169 out of 775 copies. Often regarded as a classic. Originally published in 1843, the book recounts Borrow's travels across the Iberian Peninsula between 1835 and 1840 on behalf of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Rather than a conventional religious tract, the narrative is an episodic travelogue filled with vivid descriptions of Spanish landscapes, encounters with bandits, encounters with the Romani people, and escapes from Carlist insurgent forces during the First Carlist War.
Condition:
Good Condition. 2 volumes. Green cloth with gilt titles. Lovely rough-cut edges and gilt top-edge. Ex libris to inside front cover. Binding is firm. Contents lightly foxed. Boards are clean with tanning to spine.
The Bible in Spain
George Borrow
1923
Constable & Co Ltd
Limited Edition
8vo, 2 vols
Description:
Rare limited edition numbered 169 out of 775 copies. Often regarded as a classic. Originally published in 1843, the book recounts Borrow's travels across the Iberian Peninsula between 1835 and 1840 on behalf of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Rather than a conventional religious tract, the narrative is an episodic travelogue filled with vivid descriptions of Spanish landscapes, encounters with bandits, encounters with the Romani people, and escapes from Carlist insurgent forces during the First Carlist War.
Condition:
Good Condition. 2 volumes. Green cloth with gilt titles. Lovely rough-cut edges and gilt top-edge. Ex libris to inside front cover. Binding is firm. Contents lightly foxed. Boards are clean with tanning to spine.
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