The Baron of Piccadilly: the travels and entertainments of Albert Smith, 1816-1860
1967, 1st edition. London : Bles. Near fine cloth copy, gilt-blocked title to spine. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #387018
Physical description; 192 pp., 24 plates (including facsimiles), 23 cm. Contents; Discovering Bohemia -- Il y a Mont Blanc -- The young English dramatist -- The young English traveller -- The man in the moon -- The eastern traveller -- The overland mail -- A Cockney ascent of Mont Blanc -- Albert the Great -- Mont Blanc mania -- Mont Blanc cut down to size -- The Garrick Club affair -- To China and back -- The entertainment ends. Subjects; Smith, Albert 1816-1860. Voyages and travels. Entertainers. Great Britain Biography. Piccadilly (London, England). Travel writing.
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