ID: 10543
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Mortimer, mrs. F.L. - Near home
Countries of Europe described: with anecdotes and illustrations
London,T. Hatchard, 1866, fiftieth thousand
In original gilt decorated green cloth
Small octavo
XVI, 404, 12 Pages
GOOD
Frontispiece, folding map and fifty-five illustrations of landscapes, national dress and traditions throughout Europe and a fold out map of Europe.
Superficial, incomplete, trifling! Such is the true character of this book. Inaccurate we hope it is notthe world, old as she is, would not sit still for her picture.
So begins the book Near Home, or The Countries of Europe Described by Favell Lee Mortimer, nee Bevan (1802-1878). Now almost forgotten, Mortimer wrote 16 educational books for children that sold hundreds of thousands of copies in the 19th century. Near Home is the first in her series of geographical primers. It specifically focuses on Europe, with the other books covering the other continents.
It is probable that the opening sentences refer to the revolutions sweeping across Europe in 1848.
Lee Mortimer (1802 to 1878) was known for her works such as, The Peep of Day, or, A Series of the Earliest Religious Instruction the Infant Mind is Capable of Receiving
Shipping costs (The Netherlands: € 4,25; Europe: € 11,99; rest of the world: $ 25.50) to be paid by buyer
Countries of Europe described: with anecdotes and illustrations
London,T. Hatchard, 1866, fiftieth thousand
In original gilt decorated green cloth
Small octavo
XVI, 404, 12 Pages
GOOD
Frontispiece, folding map and fifty-five illustrations of landscapes, national dress and traditions throughout Europe and a fold out map of Europe.
Superficial, incomplete, trifling! Such is the true character of this book. Inaccurate we hope it is notthe world, old as she is, would not sit still for her picture.
So begins the book Near Home, or The Countries of Europe Described by Favell Lee Mortimer, nee Bevan (1802-1878). Now almost forgotten, Mortimer wrote 16 educational books for children that sold hundreds of thousands of copies in the 19th century. Near Home is the first in her series of geographical primers. It specifically focuses on Europe, with the other books covering the other continents.
It is probable that the opening sentences refer to the revolutions sweeping across Europe in 1848.
Lee Mortimer (1802 to 1878) was known for her works such as, The Peep of Day, or, A Series of the Earliest Religious Instruction the Infant Mind is Capable of Receiving
Shipping costs (The Netherlands: € 4,25; Europe: € 11,99; rest of the world: $ 25.50) to be paid by buyer