The Kingdom by the Sea: A Journey Around the Coast of Great Britain
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. Endpaper map by John V. Morris. Special limited edition. Hardcover in slipcase. Dark red cloth boards with gilt titles on the spine and a decorated front cover. This edition is limited to 250 copies of which this is #218. Signed by the author on the limitation page. This book is from the library of noted Colorado collector Mark Harms.
An account of a three-month-long journey taken by novelist Paul Theroux around the United Kingdom in the summer of 1982. Starting in London, he takes a train to Margate on the English coast. He then travels roughly clockwise round the British coastline, mainly by train, getting as far north as Cape Wrath. He ends his journey in Southend. Fine / No jacket as issued. Slipcase is in very good condition with mild shelfwear. Item #346
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