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Livres anciens et modernes

Pfeiffer, Ida

A Journey to Iceland and Travels in Sweden and Norway

1852

107,16 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1852
Lieu d'édition
New York. George P. Putnam
Auteur
Pfeiffer, Ida
Edition
First American edition, translated from the German first edition
Thème
Travel - Europe Women Travellers
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

12mo [19 x 13 cm]; 273 pp, folding frontis map of South West Coast of Iceland (tears). orig pictorial gilt cloth, with gilt picture on front & rear covers, gilt title lettering on spine with gilt design, spine ends frayed, title page slightly spotted but clean, very good copy with colored map on endpaper from other source showing Iceland. A Robinson p. 25: 'She was the first full-time woman traveller'. The author describes her travels in 1845 in interesting detail with some emphasis on the people and their customs, scenery, notable buildings and events.