INTRODUCING PORTUGAL. de Salter, Cedric - 1956

London: Methuen, 1956. 197 pp, 8vo (8" H). Map endpapers, b&w photographs. "Few countries offer such a wide variety of scenery in so small an area as this. No traveller can be properly introduced to a country without being told something of its history, and Mr. Salter regales (us) with fascinating stories about the great figures of Portugal's past - the Knights Templar, the Dukes of Braganza, Henry the Navigator, and countless others. There are constant reminders of the historical links between Portugal and England, and a full account of the port wine trade. This is, too, primarily a book to be read on holiday, and the reader is introduced to such diverse places as the great seaside resort of Estoril, the little town of Sintra and its lovely old palace, the vast and unforgettable Convent of St. John the Baptist that dominates Tomar, and the flowery sub-tropical island of Madeira." Small surface paper pull at bottom edge of front free endpaper - archivally taped, tiny foxing mark on page 16 and on adjacent picture page verso, very light edgewear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, small light bump at bottom corner of boards. Dust jacket has very light edgewear, light edge wrinkling, three small closed tears with soft creasing, archivally taped, light browning, light soiling.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+.