Item #2051 Romantic Towns of England. Molly Rainey Bishop.
Romantic Towns of England

Romantic Towns of England

New York: Vantage Press, 1958. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 237pp. stated first edition. from front flap: "...For in this vivid picture of England today, Molly Rainey Bishop has re-created the old England which still lives---the England of romance. You will see Penzance, of Pirates' fame; Tintagel, of Arthurian legend; Glastonbury, whither Joseph of Arimathea is said to have fled; Guildford, once Astolat, home of Elaine, the Lily Maid, who died for love." Book VG: offset/foxing to endpapers, name on copyright page, text clean, binding tight / DJ VG-: age toning, edge and corner wear, chipping with loss at base of spine, not clipped. Item #2051

#02113.

Price: $18.00

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