Travel
PARIS, T[homas] Clifton.
Letters from the Pyrenees during three months' pedestrian wanderings amidst the wildest scenes of the French and Spanish mountains, in the summer of 1843.
John Murray, London 1843. . [First edition]. 8vo (20 x 14 cms), pp.xv, 314, engraved frontispiece, several vignettes throughout the text, previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper, some minor spotting throughout, original green blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt lettered; a fine copy.
Paris (1818-1909) was a gifted artist who exhibited at the Royal Academy. He was also a member of the British Alpine Club. Apart from the work above he also wrote several guides for John Murray including the handbook for "Devon and Cornwall" , "Wiltshire" and the Knapsack guide to Switzerland. Not in Neate or Perret., Lister p156
Price: £ 400
US Dollar Price: $ 600
Stock Number: 75387