Idle Days in Patagonia
London: Chapman & Hall, LTD., 1893. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [5], vi, [3], 2-256, [2] pp. Half brown morocco over blue cloth boards, the spine in six compartments with gold lettering on the spine; top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Bound by Bayntun. Lacks the publisher's advertisements. Illustrated with a frontispiece, an engraving on the title page, with three half-tone etched plates, and with several in-text illustrations by Alfred Hartley and J. Smit. Payne A7a-b. A finely bound example of Hudson's narrative of his time in rural Chile and Argentina. Near Fine. Item #000010359
A touch of rubbing to the front joint, but an overall attractive copy.
Price: $200.00