Patrick Leigh Fermor 1958 Mani Travels In The Southern Peloponnese HC w/DJ

Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Harper and Brothers Publishers, New York. 1958. xiii, 320 pgs. With frontispiece and title-page vignette by Craxton, map of the southern Peloponnese by John Woodcock, and 26 photographs by Joan Eyres Monsell (the author's wife). DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (light chipping present to the edges of the DJ). Bound in orange cloth with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. 'The Mani is the remotest, the wildest and the most isolated region of Greece. Cut off from the rest of the country by the towering range of the Taygetus and hemmed in by the Aegean and Ionian seas, this rocky central prong of the Peloponnese is the southernmost point of Mediterranean Europe. . . This book is the beginning of a wider enterprise: the exploration of the Greek world and its long history through a series of penetrations in depth at various unexpected points. It is for this reason that the author avoids the well-trodden entrances of Athens to Classical Greece and Constantinople.' Patrick Leigh Fermor 1958 Mani Travels In The Southern Peloponnese HC w/DJ Click images to enlarge Description Up For Sale Today is Mani Travels In The Southern Peloponnese by Patrick Leigh Fermor Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Harper and Brothers Publishers, New York. 1958. xiii, 320 pgs. With frontispiece and title-page vignette by Craxton, map of the southern Peloponnese by John Woodcock, and 26 photographs by Joan Eyres Monsell (the author's wife). DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (light chipping present to the edges of the DJ). Bound in orange cloth with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid 'The Mani is the remotest, the wildest and the most isolated region of Greece. Cut off from the rest of the country by the towering range of the Taygetus and hemmed in by the Aegean and Ionian seas, this rocky central prong of the Peloponnese is the southernmost point of Mediterranean Europe. . . This book is the beginning of a wider enterprise: the exploration of the Greek world and its long history through a series of penetrations in depth at various unexpected points. It is for this reason that the author avoids the well-trodden entrances of Athens to Classical Greece and Constantinople.' During the Second World War, Leigh Fermor was stationed in Albania, Greece, and occupied Crete, where, disguised as a shepherd in the mountains, he helped organize the resistance. After the War he traveled in the West Indies and then settled in Greece. Mani, an exploration of that country's southernmost promontory, one of the most isolated regions of the world, is considered by some his finest book. Leigh Fermor was widely regarded as Britain's greatest travel writer during his lifetime, and he was once described as "a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene." OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! Book formats and corresponding sizes Name Abbreviations Leaves Pages Approximate cover size (width × height) inches cm folio 2º or fo 2 4 12 × 19 30.5 × 48 quarto 4º or 4to 4 8 9½ × 12 24 × 30.5 octavo 8º or 8vo 8 16 6 × 9 15 × 23 duodecimo or twelvemo 12º or 12mo 12 24 5 × 7⅜ 12.5 × 19 sextodecimo or sixteenmo 16º or 16mo 16 32 4 × 6¾ 10 × 17 octodecimo or eighteenmo 18º or 18mo 18 36 4 × 6½ 10 × 16.5 trigesimo-secundo or thirty-twomo 32º or 32mo 32 64 3½ × 5½ 9 × 14 quadragesimo-octavo or forty-eightmo 48º or 48mo 48 96 2½ × 4 6.5 × 10 sexagesimo-quarto or sixty-fourmo 64º or 64mo 64 128 2 × 3 5 × 7.5 ALL ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY! PLEASE CHECK ALL THE PHOTOS BEFORE BIDDING! PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN FOUR (4) DAYS OF THE INVOICE! Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are typically collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" as US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. (This is a felony in the United States) Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

Price: 74.95 USD

Location: Charlottesville, Virginia

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