The Path to Rome, (Hardback). de Belloc, Hilaire - 1930-01-01

HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.?* Date of Publication: Undated (1930)* Publisher: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Bright blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Minor bumps & rubs to edges, corners, head & tail of spine, a few small marks to boards. VG* Jacket condition: No dust jacket. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Neat owners name to ffep. (There is no publication date which may indicate that the half title has been removed.) Top edge gilt and fore-edge lightly foxed. Clean, crisp, and tight with light reading wear, no marks to text, slight offsetting to end papers, last few pages vertically creased, otherwise no visible faults. VG* Illustrations: Several b/w line drawings & musical extracts throughout.* Pages: 375 pp. text. i pp. nelsons logo at rear.* Description: Belloc?s best travel writing has secured a permanent following. The Path to Rome (1902), an account of a walking pilgrimage he made from central France across the Alps and down to Rome, has remained continuously in print. More than a mere travelogue, "The Path to Rome" contains descriptions of the people and places he encountered, his drawings in pencil and in ink of the route, humour, poesy (sentimental poetry), and the reflections of a large mind turned to the events of his time as he marches along his solitary way.* A VG copy with NO MAJOR FAULTS. No dust jacket.*