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Frank Brangwyn's colourfully illustrated edition of the Asian travels of Kinglake, a smart copy of this work. The standard edition, published concurrently with a limited edition of one hundred copies.Illustrated with twelve colour plates by Frank Brangwyn.'Eothen' describes the author's experiences travelling in Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. These travels documented in this work were undertaken in about 1835, and Kinglake travelled with his Eton contemporary Lord Pollington.Kinglake's style has been greatly praised in this work as being refined with subtle humour. He states in the preface that he wished to steer away from other travel works, and records his own personal impressions and recollections, rather than outward facts.At the time that this was written, Kinglake was a well to do young gentleman, who founded the restrictions of respectability and country life to be confining, and so wished to escape to the East. He travels across countries that are rife with plague, meets Lady Hester Stanhope, and gains an interested in magic and the occult.With an introduction by S. L. Bensusan.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine is faded, with light bumping to the head and tail, and lighter bumping to the extremities. Small tear to the head of the front joint. Only a few light marks to the boards and spine, and very light rubbing to the joints. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Seller Inventory # 891P80
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Eothen: or, Traces of Travel Brought Home ...
Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., LTD., London
Publication Date: 1913
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: Frank Brangwyn
Condition: Very Good Indeed
Book Type: book
