Description: George Borrow: The Early Years -- A Christmas Letter by Moncure Biddle. Illustrated with period engravings and photographs of rare items from the author's collection. Published by Moncure Biddle & Co., Philadelphia, 1941. Softbound with stiff construction-paper covers. 51 pages. Condition is very nice. There is light soiling to the cover. The interior is clean. There are no bookplates, ink names, pen/pencil notations, or similar flaws. Moncure Biddle (1882-1956), of Philadelphia's Biddle family, was an investment banker, rare book collector, and known eccentric. Each year from the late 1930s into the 1940s, Biddle published a Christmas letter on a subject that interested him. In 1941, the subject was the English writer George Borrow, who chronicled the Romani people in Europe. George Henry Borrow (1803 – 1881) was an English writer of novels and of travel based on personal experiences in Europe. His travels gave him a close affinity with the Romani people of Europe, who figure strongly in his work. His best-known books are The Bible in Spain and the novels Lavengro and The Romany Rye, set in his time with the English Romanichal (Gypsies). See our other listings for more of Moncure Biddle's Christmas publications. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our father was a bibliophile who collected rare books, letters, and ephemera for more than 60 years. For now and into the foreseeable future, we will be listing rare paper items from his estate. Take a look at all our items for sale. We combine shipping upon request. Please LET US KNOW if you’ve purchased multiple items so we can combine.
Price: 13 USD
Location: Slingerlands, New York
End Time: 2025-01-21T16:04:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Topic: Christmas
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Author: Moncure Biddle
Publisher: Moncure Biddle & Co.
