Anne Macdonell — Touraine and Its Story

London, J. M Dent & Co, 1906. Cloth. A wonderful historical exploration of Touraine, illustrated with beautiful colour plates throughout. A smart copy of this study into one of the traditional provinces of France. Bound in the publisher's original green decorated cloth.Undated, dated from an identical copy held institutionally. Adorned with fifty plates of colour illustrations from watercolour drawings by A. B. Atkinson, and numerous illustrations in text. Collated complete.This work explores Touraine's fascinating history, including the stories of the famous residences that were favoured by French kings. For this reason, the region was titled "The Garden of France." With a bookplate of one Francis P. Thomson to the front pastedown, cousin to the author, Annie Macdonell. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with heavy rubbing to the extremities and bumping, heaviest to the spine head and tail. Fading to parts of the front and spine text. Marks to the boards. With a bookplate of one Francis P. Thomson to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the occasional spot, heaviest to the first and last few leaves. Good . Ill.: A. B. Atkinson. Good .