Holograph journal, illustrated, describing a brief trip from Weymouth to Guernsey, Jersey, Nantes and the Loire valley. The opening of the diary details sights seen in the Channel Islands, including the fort at Guernsey; the "druid's altars" (dolmens); and the pillorying of a man in St. Helier. Once in France, the author takes a particular interest in buidlings and gardens, including Chateaubriant, La Trappe, Clisson, and the "Lemont Villa" near Garenne; modes of transportation, from dilgence to barge; and the varying quality of French hotels and restaurants. and The volume is illustrated with 45 drawings in pen and ink and watercolor. Subjects include the dolmens on Guernsey (4 drawings) and the pillory in St. Helier; all of the chateaux and gardens named in the text (multiple views of most); buildings, street scenes, and gardens in Nantes; transport by donkey, horse, oxcart, omnibus, and boat; and several genre scenes, including one of a cow being inflated by a bellows.
Description:
Annotated on front cover: Guernsey-Nantes. 28 May 1829/11 June., Binding: contemporary brown sheep; blindstamped corkscrew border., and Journal in two sections; portion at end written from other direction.
Subject (Geographic):
Channel Islands--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, Loire River Valley (France)--Description and travel, Nantes (France)--Buildings, structures, etc, and Nantes (France)--Description and travel
Subject (Topic):
Travelers' writings, English and Watercolor painting--19th century
First edition, according to Hubbard; A edition, according to Teerink. Small paper issue, and the variation with the misprints "Conspiricies" and "turbulancy" in part 3, p. 90. The portrait is in the first state, with the legend on a tablet under the portrait.
Publisher:
Printed for Benj. Motte, at the Middle Temple-gate in Fleet-street,
A détourné image of James Bond., A tract produced by the workers of Sud-Aviation, Courbevoie. Cf. Viénet, René. Enragés et situationnistes dans le mouvement des occupations, c1968, p. 112., and Mimeographed copy of typescript.
Subject (Name):
Sud-aviation (Firm)
Subject (Topic):
Aircraft industry workers --Labor unions --France, General Strike, France, 1968, Strikes and lockouts --Aircraft industry --France, and Works councils --France
