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THE_SPANISH_SERIES Edited by ALBERT F. CALVERT. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d. net each vol. |
MURILLO. A Biography and Appreciation. Illustrated by over 165 reproductions from photographs of his most celebrated pictures. SPANISH ARMS AND ARMOUR. A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Royal Armoury at Madrid. Illustrated with over 300 reproductions from photographs. THE ESCORIAL. A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Spanish Royal Palace, Monastery and Mausoleum. Illustrated with plans and 278 reproductions from pictures and photographs. CORDOVA. A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Ancient City which the Carthaginians styled the "Gem of the South." By A. F. CALVERT and W. M. GALLICHAN. With 160 Illustrations. THE PRADO. A Guide and Handbook to the Royal Picture Gallery of Madrid. By A. F. CALVERT and C. G. HARTLEY. Illustrated with 220 reproductions from photographs of Old Masters. VELASQUEZ. A Biography and Appreciation. Illustrated with 142 reproductions from photographs of his most celebrated pictures. VALLADOLID, OVIEDO, SEGOVIA, ZAMORA, AVILA AND ZARAGOZA. A Historical and Descriptive Account, with 390 Illustrations. ROYAL PALACES OF SPAIN. A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Seven Principal Palaces of the Spanish Kings. Profusely Illustrated. VALENCIA AND MURCIA. A Glance at African Spain, with 345 Illustrations. CATALONIA AND THE BALEARIC ISLANDS. A Historical and Descriptive Account, with over 250 Illustrations. SCULPTURE IN SPAIN. With 162 Illustrations. THE SPANISH ROYAL TAPESTRIES. With 277 Illustrations. |
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Daily News.—" ... Lovers of Spain will be grateful to Mr. Calvert for the work he is doing in such volumes as these to provide a worthy monument of the greatness of its manifold appeals. Every volume has taught us to expect a high standard of excellence from the editor, Mr. Albert F. Calvert ..." Sunday Times.—"This is an extraordinarily cheap and attractive set of guide-books which Mr. A. F. Calvert is editing. This Spanish Series is an excellent idea, and it deserves the compliment of imitation." British Weekly.—"The Spanish Series provides an indispensable set of guide-books for the ever-increasing company of tourists in the Peninsula.... These handsomely produced volumes may be recommended to students of Spanish history and art, and to every intending traveller in Spain." Queen.—" ... Mr. Calvert's purpose is to make readily available to the ordinary English reader and traveller information which guide-books necessarily do not supply. The work involved in the collection of data must have been very great. He utilises his material with real literary skill, and there is not one of these books which is not equally pleasing and instructive to read. But their dominant feature, which puts them above and beyond all others in interest and educational value, is the wealth of their illustrations.... No country has ever been illustrated so completely. The richness of Spain in Moorish and Gothic monuments is incredible, and Mr. Calvert has made them his special study...." Sketch.—"These volumes, handsomely bound in the familiar red-and-gold colours of Spain, are calculated to give English readers a most comprehensive survey of this fascinating land, and to convey a clear idea of its historic greatness. The get-up of the books is in every way worthy of a series of this magnitude—a series which, as one reviewer has said, could not have been carried out by another living author...." Liverpool Courier.—"Mr. Calvert, who is responsible for this curiously interesting series, is doing a remarkable work for Spain.... He is a good, honest craftsman, with a fine enthusiasm for his subject, and he is content to set things before us in a straightforward way. His writing is always readable, so that the service he does in describing for us the treasures of Spain, and that nation's great personalities, is really very considerable...." |
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SPANISH GALICIA. By Audrey F. Bell, Author of "In Portugal," etc. Illustrated. Crown 8vo, 7s. 6d. net. An interesting account of a little known part of Spain. MADRID. By Mrs. Steuart Erskine. With numerous illustrations in half-tone. Crown 8vo, 7s. 6d. net. Almost the only book giving a description of the Spanish capital with chapters on its art treasures. A book which should be in the hands of all travellers. SIWA: The Oasis of Jupiter Ammon. By C. Dalrymple Belgrave. Illustrated in colour from the Author's original drawings, and from photographs. Demy 8vo, 15s. net. A description of this wonderful and little known desert town with its unique rock dwellings and an account of the habits of its people. ADVENTURES IN BOLIVIA. By C. H. Prodgers. Illustrated with sketches in colour by the Author, and with photographs. With an introduction by R. B. Cunninghame Graham. Demy 8vo, 12s. 6d. net. An account of expeditions in search of Inca treasure said to have been hidden by the Jesuits, and rubber concessions in an almost unknown part of Bolivia. Told with the naïveté and directness of a man who has done things. BYGONE DAYS IN INDIA. By Douglas Dewar, Author of "Indian Birds," "Birds of the Indian Hills," etc. Illustrated. Demy 8vo, 18s. net. A brightly written account of Anglo-Indian life in the days of John Company, illustrated from contemporary pictures. |
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THE ADVENTURES OF A TROPICAL TRAMP. By Harry L. Foster. Illustrated. Demy 8vo, 12s. 6d. net. South American Life from a new angle—one of those rare books of travel—a record of experience that is fresh, vivid, and interesting. A TENDERFOOT IN COLORADO. By R. B. Townshend, Author of "Lone Pine, a Girl from Mexico," etc. Illustrated. Demy 8vo, 12s. 6d. net. South American Life from a new angle—one of those rare books of travel—a record of experience that is fresh, vivid, and interesting. A SON OF THE MIDDLE BORDER. By Hamlin Garland. 7s. 6d. net. A DAUGHTER OF THE MIDDLE BORDER. By Hamlin Garland. 7s. 6d. net. Two fascinating books of autobiography forming a continuous story of pioneer work in mid-Western America. "A Daughter of the Middle Border" has just been awarded the 1000-dollar Pulitzer Prize for the best biography of the year 1921. THREE TRAVELLERS IN NORTH AFRICA. By the Hon. E. Ward. Illustrated from Photographs. Crown 8vo, 6s. net. Truth.—"Written in a vivacious and entertaining manner, and illustrated by some capital photographic reproductions." HISTORIC PARIS. By Jetta S. Wolff, Author of "The Story of the Paris Churches." Illustrated. Crown 8vo, 10s. 6d. net. Pall Mall.—"The scheme of the book is admirable, and it is the best guide of old Paris we have met." |
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