The Passes of the Pyrenees: A Practical Guide to the Mountain Roads of the Franco-Spanish Frontier

Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited, London, 1912

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A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated guide to the mountain roads of the Franco-Spanish frontier. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seventy-one black-and-white plates, and eight maps, one of which is folding. Collated complete. A detailed travel guide for the exploration of the Pyrenees, with chapters on summer and winter, valleys, peaks, attractions, gorges, tours and routes, the highest roads, and much more. Written by Charles Lincoln Freeston, an English traveller and writer. Illustrated by the author and Walter Hayward-Young, a British artist renowned for his postcard designs. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. A small split in the cloth to the head of the spine. Residue from a sticker to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the first and last few pages. Light age toning to the endpapers. A contemporary ink inscription and stamp to the front endpaper. Ink stamp to the rear pastedown. Very Good Indeed.

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Title
The Passes of the Pyrenees: A Practical Guide to the Mountain Roads of the Franco-Spanish Frontier
Author
Charles L. Freeston
Publisher
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited, London
Publication year
1912
Condition
Very Good Indeed
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
Charles L. Freeston; Hayward Young
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
0.75 kilograms
Dimensions
8.5" by 5.5"

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