Book Details
| Author: | Burnley, James: |
| Title: | Biskra and the Desert: A Record of a Tour in Algeria in the Year 1885. |
| Published: | Privately Printed, 1906 |
| Classification: | Catalogue 10 - Travel and Topography |
| Description: | An account of the author and his wife's travels in Algeria. 107 pp. Frontispiece & 44 other b/w photographic plates. Plates tissue-guarded. The tour commenced on March 27th 1885 and concluded May 11th 1885. The format is in the style of a diary with entries detailing travels and tourist attractions on relevant dates. Includes accounts of Algiers, Chabet Pass, El Kantara, Biskra, Sidi Okba, Constantine & Marseilles & Nimes in France on return journey. Text clean throughout. Spots of foxing on tissue-guards only. Dark green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. All edges gilt. Top and bottom of spine and corners rubbed. Overall condition VG. |
| Book Number: | #8128 |
| Price: | € 154.00 |
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