Among the Hills; A Book of Joy in High Places

FARRER, Reginald;

Published by . London, Headley Brothers, nd [1911], First edition, first issue.

About this Item

8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 326, [i, ads] pp, 14 fine colored plates mounted on art paper, each with tissue and letterpress, 8 other plates from photos, folding map showing author's route, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine lettering faded, light edge wear, corner of half title page removed, interior is clean with only slight foxing in few margins, very good. The author was a botanist, explorer, plant hunter and author of the English Rock Garden and many others, who here describes his travels and climbs in the Alps and other parts of Europe. Neate F06. Cox p. 103: 'Copies of the first edition usually have the lower three lines of the title covered by a gummed slip, London, the Swarthmore Press'. This copy has the slip present. The later edition did not have tissue guards and were printed on ordinary paper rather than the finer production that were mounted in this first edition. A picture of this book is available on request.

Seller Inventory # A13296

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Among the Hills; A Book of Joy in High Places
• Publisher: . London, Headley Brothers, nd [1911], First edition, first issue.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel - Europe