Agnes Herbert — The Isle of Man

London, John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated guide to the Isle of Man. First edition. Illustrated with coloured frontispiece and thirty-two coloured plates. Collated complete. A detailed guide to the Isle of Man, with reference to archeology, tradition, early history, fisheries, folklore, the people of the isle, marriage customs, and much more. Written by Agnes Herbert, a British travel writer and big game hunter. Illustrated by Donald Maxwell, an English writer and illustrator noted for his topographical paintings. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light scattered spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Donald Maxwell. Very Good .