In Morocco / by Edith Wharton.
"Having begun my book with the statement that Morocco still lacks a guide-book, I should have wished to take a first step toward remedying that deficiency. But the conditions in which I travelled, though full of unexpected and picturesque opportunities, were not suited to leisurely study of the...
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| Other title: | Publishers' Bindings Collection. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Donor: | Rare Books Collection copy 3 purchased from Margolis & Moss, 1997. |
| Local Note: | Rare Books Collection copy Publishers' Bindings Collection. |
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New York :
C. Scribner's Sons,
1920.
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| Summary: | "Having begun my book with the statement that Morocco still lacks a guide-book, I should have wished to take a first step toward remedying that deficiency. But the conditions in which I travelled, though full of unexpected and picturesque opportunities, were not suited to leisurely study of the places visited. The time was limited by the approach of the rainy season, which puts an end to motoring over the treacherous trails of the Spanish zone. In 1918, owing to the watchfulness of German submarines in the Straits and along the northwest coast of Africa, the trip by sea from Marseilles to Casablanca, ordinarily so easy, was not to be made without much discomfort and loss of time. Once on board the steamer, passengers were often kept in port (without leave to land) for six or eight days; therefore for any one bound by a time-limit, as most war-workers were, it was necessary to travel across country, and to be back at Tangier before the November rains"--Pref. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 290 pages : frontispiece, plates, map ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | "Books consulted": pages 281-282. |
| Access: | LIMITED USE ITEM(S): Use (copy 3) may be restricted to a CUB Libraries location. Patron will be contacted with details of use. |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Rare Books Collection copy must be assessed by Rare Books Collection staff to determine if reproduction (digital or photocopy) is permitted. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Rare Books Collection copy 3 purchased from Margolis & Moss, 1997. |
| Ownership and Custodial History: | Rare Books Collection copy Publishers' Bindings Collection. |
| Binding Information: | Rare Books Collection copy publisher's binding is blue library buckram.Title and author stamped in green on front board. Front board decoration featuring parrots and foilage in pink, green and yellow floral design against a blue background. Gilt lettering and ornate floral pattern on spine. Old gold titles and tooling to spine. Initials "MA" (Margaret Armstrong) in gilt, lower right corner of front board green and yellow floral design. Illustrated with reproduced photographs. |