Two in Italy

£75.00

HOWE, Maud (1854-1948) SKU: 20523

First British Edition following publication in USA the year before. 8vo (21 x 15 cms); pp. [vi] + 274; portrait frontispiece + five further plates. Original light blue cloth, gilt vignette and title lettering to front. Top edge gilt, fore edge untrimmed. Tips of corners rubbed and bumped. A VG+ copy. A collection of travel stories from an American writer in the style of Henry James. Among the places "the two" visit are Capri, Castle of Bolsena near Viterbo, Umbria, plus various sidelines of experiences in Tuscany and elsewhere. What a jolly jaunt!