Elizabeth Robins PennellCritiques

Just the thought of a travel book by a 19th century woman crossing the Alps is entertaining. Considering the quality of the roads and the quality of the bikes - not to mention the way 19th century women needed to dress - makes this a unique book.

Although the book is illustrated, the illustrations do not look that good on an e-reader. Also, the author is annoyed during much of her trip and the reader will need to endure enumerable snarky comments about the Swiss and her fellow tourists.

850. 1st Ltd Ed #102/330. Beautiful marbled paper covered boards. Slipcover. Tipped in facsimile title pages & frontis'. Beautiful constructed volume.

1855-1936
Rogers, Bruce?

200. 1st American ed. 1st pub England by John Lane same year. This was pub as one of six titles in the Mayfair Set of books. Kegan Paul Library of Culinary History & Cook Books.

100. 1/500. 1st printed 1903 Houghton Mifflin and Company Boston & New York. Michael McKirdy wrote the foreword for this ltd ed. Originally pub with no index. Many illustrations. Very old books here.

Kegan Paul Library of Culinary History. 1st ed 1896. Papers first published in the Pall Mall Gazette, Wares of Autolycus.

3rd ed. 1st pub 1896 in England by John Lane, Am ed same year by Merrimam. One of Kegan Paul Library of Culinary History & Cook Books.