Beggars on Horseback A Riding Tour in North Wales SOMERVILLE E CE. 1858-1949 And ROSS Martin 1862-1915 Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons Publish Year: 1895 Publish Place: Edinburgh and London Illustrator: SOMERVILLE E. CE Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 006594 Status: Sold Out Book Condition: Very Good Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: First Edition Inscription: Unknown £75 Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information VG, 1st ed, 1895, 31 illustrations. Publishers light blue printed cloth, faded at edges, corner rubbed, edges lightly worn. Spine, faded, gilt titles, edges bumped. Internally, half title, [5], (vi) only, [1], 2-186 pp, 31 B&W illustrations within text, green endpapers, bound with our the advert leaves, evidence of book plate removal to fpd. (188*125 mm). Somerville, writer and artist, who in the 1890s, trading on her excellent connections in the world of journalism, was commissioned to write travel books, touring Connemara in 1890 for the Lady's Pictorial, and Wales and Denmark in 1893. See ODNB for a full Bio of both authors. Martin, Violet Florence [pseud. Martin Ross], novelist.
