TRANSYLVANIA AND BEYOND.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Laid in loose,publisher's folded,2pp Press release.] VG++/VG+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork,by Michael Ogden,illustrated dw/dj,with orange and b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top corners of dw/dj minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing and both head+foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj is also minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top edges very lightly dust-soled with some minimal spotting towards it's front vertical edges,fore-edges showing some minimal foxing/spotting too,but generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xvpp+1- 239pp [paginated] includes contents list/table with acknowledgements to it's recto,a historical note,a double-page b/w map (Rumania - which is also unpaginated),a foreword,14 chapters and a historical chronology.Plus [unpaginated]half-title+ title pages,and a dedication. While world attention was focused on Bucharest,Dervla Murphy spent eight months in Transylvania - and beyond - sharing the everyday lives of ordinary Rumanians.Her book describes a journey on two levels - wandering through the remotest corners of the Carpathians,on foot or by bicycle,and into the often daunting mental terrain of a post-Communist society where nothing was quite what it seemed.On her arrival soon after the revolution she found a people both exhilarated and bewildered; unlike other East Europeans,the Rumanians had had no warning that they were about to be liberated.During her second journey in 1991 she noticed a profound change in the national mood. Dervla was overwhelmed by the warmth of the hospitality she received.In urban blocs,small towns and traditional villages she stayed with teachers,factory-workers,writers,farmers,professors,engineers, vets,army officers,shepherds,students and doctors.As her friends revealed their hopes,fears and prejudices Dervla gained some unexpected insights into one of Europe's least European countries. 'Transylvania and Beyond' is Dervla at her best. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!