Description: We take Pride in Our Packaging A VICTORIAN-ERA LADY WHO DID THINGS HER WAY ISABELLA LUCY BIRD (1831-1904) WAS AHEAD OF HER TIMES - explorer, tireless traveler, writer, photographer, naturalist and philanthropist. Among her many accomplishments, she was the first woman to be elected as a fellow of England's Royal Geographical Society. She was one of those remarkable 19th Century British characters who rose way above their circumstances and chose their own way of living and doing things. Ms Bird was least likely to live an action-filled life. Born the daughter of an English clergyman in an obscure parish, she seemed destined for obscurity herself. Instead she became a world traveler who wrote engagingly about the many places she visited. In 1873, she rode horseback 800 miles in the Rocky Mountains and her letters home to her sister became in 1879 her fourth and most famous book - A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains. THIS HANDSOME EDITION was published in1998 for book collectors by The Folio Society. Like all Folio Society books, it is beautifully made for book lovers who want special copies of favorite works. This copy, encased in a slipcase, is in fine condition and appears to have been in storage since publication nearly three decades ago. The Folio Society was established in 1947 to publish top quality editions of significant books and they are collected avidly by book-lovers all over the world. They are all issued in custom-made slipcases. They tend to be pricier in the used-book market than average works but their quality in printing and design is generally superb. This book is in fine condition. Publisher: The Folio Society No ISBN Nonfiction: Americana + All books sold by Mackie Books are packaged in bubble wrap. This book will be shipped in a cardboard box. + Click here to see other listings by Mackie Books on eBay, including American and international classics. + We ship internationally through eBay's Global Shipping Program. + All the illustrations we post with our eBay listings are from the books in our inventory and are not stock pictures. + To ensure safe delivery of your book we make most of our own boxes these days. + Take care. Do the boring and unimportant stuff when you can. Read a book today.
Price: 26.5 USD
Location: Sausalito, California
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Shipping Cost: 5.88 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Book Title: A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
Signed: No
Book Series: Folio Collectible
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: The Folio Society
Original Language: English
Item Length: 6.5 in
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Publication Year: 1988
Format: Hardcover in Slipcase
Language: English
Era: 1800s
Illustrator: Contemporary Art & Photography
Item Height: 10.2 in
Author: Isabella Bird
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated, Custom Slipcase
Genre: History, Travel, Americana, Notable Women
Topic: Birds
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Item Weight: 1 lb 12 oz
Item Width: 1.1 in
Number of Pages: 176
