Fermor (Patrick Leigh) The Traveller’s Tree
£175
London, John Murray, 1950.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 21s.
Fermor recounts his travels through the Caribbean, providing vivid descriptions of the islands’ cultures, histories, and landscapes
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Jacket a little chipped.
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