Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall Taken A-Foot

Wilkie Collins

Published by Richard Bentley, London, 1851

About this Item

A Riviere bound first edition of this uncommon early non-fiction work by Wilkie Collins, a beautiful illustrated travel work exploring Cornwall. The first edition of this uncommon work.Issue points present: Page 93, line 13: 'the' lacking before window; page 97, third to last line: printed 'quartett' instead of quartet, and with 'Foey' incorrect in last line; page 100, line 7: with 'downfal' instead of downfall, and 'Foey' to line 8; page 176, raised full-stop at end of line 1; page 217 with 'e' in stretching printed faintly in line 2.Bound by Riviere & Son.Illustrated with a tinted lithograph frontispiece, and eleven tinted lithograph plates.Collated, complete.An early publication by Wilkie Collins, only his second published work, following his 1848 'Memoirs of the Life of William Collins', and his 1850 novel 'Antonina'.'Rambles Beyond Railways' is a charming topographical work, narrating Collins' walking tour undertaken in 1850 with his artist friend, Henry C. Brandling, who contributed illustrations to this volume.Along this two hundred and thirty four mile tour, Collins' takes notes of local history, legends, Cornish society, and vivid descriptions of the scenery. He also notes his seeing the prehistoric remains Cheesewring and the Hurlers, stating "If a man dreams of a great pile of stones in a nightmare, he would dream of such a pile as the Cheesewring."Bookplate of W. A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to the front paste down. In a half crushed morocco binding with cloth to the boards bound by Riviere & Son. Externally, with small puncture marks to the rear board. A touch of discolouration to the head of the rear board, and to the fore edge of the front board. Cloth is lifting a small amount to the tail of the front board. Very light rubbing to the raised bands. Very light bumping to the extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few occasional spots. Faded ink inscription to the recto of the frontispiece. Very Good Indeed. Seller Inventory # 878P25

Bibliographic Details

Title: Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in ...

Publisher: Richard Bentley, London

Publication Date: 1851

Binding: Hardback

Illustrator: Henry C. Brandling

Condition: Very Good Indeed

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book