“As the coach wheels crunch into the distance, we reflect that the Woodfordes would have known the Bath of Jane Austen. She came first in 1797 at the age of 22, to The Paragon, which was owned by her uncle Mr. Leigh-Perrot, her mother's brother. Before she arrived she would have heard all about Bath, read of its associations with Chatham, Pope, Chesterfield, Johnson, Smollett, Fielding, General Wolfe, the hierarchy of famous residents and visitors.”
Trewin’s poetic and witty record of a Bath Assembly.
Author: J. C. Trewin
Title: The Story of Bath
Edition: First Edition, first printing
Published: London: Staples Press, 1951
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 86p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket with edge wear, chipping, rubbing to surfaces, and toning—in new protector. Boards and spine clean with mild edge wear, bumping to corners, rubbing to surfaces, and crushing at spine ends. Front board with slight bowing. Binding mostly sturdy and square—some cracking of text-block at hinge. Pages tanned. Owner’s inscription on half-title page.
Comments: Nice vintage copy
