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Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall Taken A-Foot
Wilkie Collins
1851
Richard Bentley : London
8.5" by 6"
[8], 304pp
SUMMARY
A Riviere bound first edition of this uncommon early non-fiction work by Wilkie Collins, a beautiful illustrated travel work exploring Cornwall.
First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding,Signed Binding,Uncommon
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this uncommon work.
Issue points present: Page 93, line 13: 'the' lacking before window; page 97, third to last line: printed 'quartett' instead of quartet, and with 'Foey' incorrect in last line; page 100, line 7: with 'downfal' instead of downfall, and 'Foey' to line 8; page 176, raised full-stop at end of line 1; page 217 with 'e' in stretching printed faintly in line 2.
Bound by Riviere & Son.
Illustrated with a tinted lithograph frontispiece, and eleven tinted lithograph plates.
Collated, complete.
An early publication by Wilkie Collins, only his second published work, following his 1848 'Memoirs of the Life of William Collins', and his 1850 novel 'Antonina'.
'Rambles Beyond Railways' is a charming topographical work, narrating Collins' walking tour undertaken in 1850 with his artist friend, Henry C. Brandling, who contributed illustrations to this volume.
Along this two hundred and thirty four mile tour, Collins' takes notes of local history, legends, Cornish society, and vivid descriptions of the scenery. He also notes his seeing the prehistoric remains Cheesewring and the Hurlers, stating "If a man dreams of a great pile of stones in a nightmare, he would dream of such a pile as the Cheesewring."
Bookplate of W. A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to the front paste down.
CONDITION
In a half crushed morocco binding with cloth to the boards bound by Riviere & Son. Externally, with small puncture marks to the rear board. A touch of discolouration to the head of the rear board, and to the fore edge of the front board. Cloth is lifting a small amount to the tail of the front board. Very light rubbing to the raised bands. Very light bumping to the extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few occasional spots. Faded ink inscription to the recto of the frontispiece.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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