MY TRAVELS 1920-1921

TRAVEL] - ANONYMOUS [BRACKLEY, Frida Helena]

Published by No Publisher [Self Published, Printed by John and Edward Bumpus], No Place [London], 1922

About this Item

Octavo. Bound in full vellum over boards by Bain, London. Spine, front & lower covers with borders in gilt, gilt lettering on spine, marbled paper endpapers, top edges gilt. Pp [i] - [viii], 1-126, [127], [128: blank]. Vellum moderately soiled, light chaffing to spine edge near base of spine; Very Good. Rare. Letters to her grandmother by Frida Helena Brackley include accounts of her visits to Canada, California, Hawaii, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia & New Zealand. Frida took the 'Empress of Britain' from England to Quebec, then trans-Canada Toronto to Vancouver via the CPR; then through the Gulf Islands to Victoria, BC "with its green cliffy golf links and English aspect". A rare book, Worldcat lists only 4 copies: Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Alexander Turnbull Library - National Library of New Zealand; State Library of New South Wales; and University of Melbourne Libraries. Seller Inventory # 313474

Bibliographic Details

Title: MY TRAVELS 1920-1921

Publisher: No Publisher [Self Published, Printed by John and Edward Bumpus], No Place [London]

Publication Date: 1922

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First Edition (& 1st printing).