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1857 Unprotected Females in Norway; or, The Pleasantest Way of Travelling There, Passing Through Denmark and Sweden. With Scandinavian Sketches From Nature
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce
The first edition of this scarce work.
Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece,two hand-coloured plates, and vignettes.
Collated, complete.
Emily Lowe's intriguing first-hand travel account of Norway, an interesting insight on how women travelled without men in the Victorian era.
In this volume Lowe describes the beauties of Norway, with notes on passing through Denmark and Sweden. Lowe details the picturesque scenery of the country, as well as the culture, food, and people, including Norwegian wedding traditions.
Lowe often travelled with her mother, an intentionally brought a minimum of luggage.
Condition
In the original publisher's blue cloth variant. Externally, with some marks and rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some spotting
Good
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