By George Borrow
London, Edinburgh and Boston   T N Foulis
8" by 5" xviii, [3], 654pp, [1]
A beautifully illustrated edition of George Borrow's semi-autobiographical novel.
By George Borrow

1914 Lavengro the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

London, Edinburgh and Boston   T N Foulis
8" by 5" xviii, [3], 654pp, [1]
A beautifully illustrated edition of George Borrow's semi-autobiographical novel.
£495.00
: 0.75kgs / : LTH10-F-28

What Our Customers Say...

Description

Leather Binding, Signed Binding

In a signed morocco binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt stamp to front pastedown. With twelve colour illustrated plates tipped in from water colours by Edmund J Sullivan. Lavengro is one of Borrow's best known books. He wrote novels and travelogues based on his experiences travelling around Europe. As a genre, Lavengro falls between a memoir and novel. It has been considered a classic of nineteenth century literature and follows the son of an officer who after serving an apprenticeship as a lawyer, becomes a Grub Street Hack. This allows him to observe London low-life. Throughout the novel the unnamed protagonist meets many Romany travellers, of whom he gives memorable and sympathetic pen-portraits.

Condition

In a full morocco binding with gilt stamping to board edges and spine. Binder's stamp in gilt to front pastedown, Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear and handling marks. Spine has faded slightly, as expected with this colour. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the some spots to the endpapers and the odd spot throughout.

Fine

Delivery & payment

We send all of our books via courier which is a fully tracked and insured service. In our experience we find this to be the most reliable and quickest form of delivery. Our primary courier is DHL, but we are able to accommodate special requests if required, including postal delivery for items under 2kg. See More Details