Perfume from Provence / With drawings by E. H. Shepard
1936, 1st Edition. W. Blackwood & Sons: Edinburgh & London. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #331092
Physical description: 274 pages. Summary: Actress Winifred Fortescue and husband left England for a stone house amid olive groves in the hills above Nice. As they extended the house, they were bewitched by the landscape and by the warm-hearted and wily Provencals. Winifred's witty account - a best-seller when it was first published in 1935 - is an enchanting read. Subjects: Fortescue, Winifred, -- 1888-1951 -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Provence. Fortescue, J. W. -- (John William), -- Sir, -- 1859-1933 -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Provence. Provence (France) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. Fortescue, J. W. -- (John William), -- Sir, -- 1859-1933. Fortescue, Winifred, -- 1888-1951. Homes. Manners and customs. France -- Provence.
Price: €125.00