Description
First edition of Tamarit: Some Notes Concerning This Historical and Legendary Catalonian Town by Juan Ruiz y Porta.
Folio, [12], 89pp. Finely bound in green morocco, title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins. Binding by Donnelley, imprint on front endpaper. Dated “1925” on title page. Solid text block, short split to rear cover along bottom edge, sunning to spine. Housed in a custom matching green cloth slipcase, faint sunning along edges. “Lakeside Press” bookplate affixed to front endpaper. Features 19 full-page plates, including frontispiece, all protected with captioned tissue guards.
Juan Ruiz y Porta (1863-1934) was an author and historian dedicated to the promotion of Catalonian language, tourism, and culture.
