Tibet & Nepal
- Hardcover
- London: A. & C. Black, 1905
London: A. & C. Black, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A nice copy of this interesting early book about Tibet and Nepal based on the author's travels and experiences Arnold H. S. Landor ( 1865 - 1924) was an English painter, explorer, writer, and anthropologist. He was born to Charles Savage Landor in Florence, Italy, where he spent his childhood. The writer Walter Savage Landor was his grandfather. He left for Paris at age fifteen to study at the Académie Julian directed by Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre. He then traveled the world, including America, Japan, and Korea, painting many landscapes and portraits. Upon his return to England, he was invited to Balmoral by Queen Victoria to recount his adventures and show his drawings. He later traveled to Nepal and Tibet, telling of his experiences in two books: In the Forbidden Land (1898) and Tibet and Nepal (1905). Landor's book Across Widest Africa was published in 1906. During 1911 and 1912 he made an eventful expedition to the Mato Grosso in Brazil and in 1913 published Across Unknown South America. He had an active role in World War I, designing tanks and airships. Eventually, he retired to write his autobiography in Florence, where he died in 1924.
This book is emblematic of Landor's work, and includes 75 color copies of his illustrations. Bound in dark blue cloth with a black design over a gilt symbol. Binding is bumped and a bit frayed and the top and bottom edges of the spine are torn, particularly the top edge. Free endpaper is partly detached and pastedown and endpapers are faded with darkening along the edges. Ownership signature in ink on front pasatedown.Front hinge is cracked and there is a split along a few of the signatures where book was opened flat. Interior pages are generally clean and bright, and the illustrations are protected by tissue paper. Very good condition. Measures 6.25 x 9 inches. 233 pages including index, and a foldout "sketch" map of glaciers and peaks explored by Landor, protected by a torn sheet of tissue paper. Includes four pages of publisher advertisements. TRAVEL/051525.
This book is emblematic of Landor's work, and includes 75 color copies of his illustrations. Bound in dark blue cloth with a black design over a gilt symbol. Binding is bumped and a bit frayed and the top and bottom edges of the spine are torn, particularly the top edge. Free endpaper is partly detached and pastedown and endpapers are faded with darkening along the edges. Ownership signature in ink on front pasatedown.Front hinge is cracked and there is a split along a few of the signatures where book was opened flat. Interior pages are generally clean and bright, and the illustrations are protected by tissue paper. Very good condition. Measures 6.25 x 9 inches. 233 pages including index, and a foldout "sketch" map of glaciers and peaks explored by Landor, protected by a torn sheet of tissue paper. Includes four pages of publisher advertisements. TRAVEL/051525.