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Catherwood & Stephens Do Amaze and Inspire Me

February 5, 2014

Yes, it’s undeniably true: I am fascinated by Mssrs. Catherwood and Stephens – and now in colour! So, here’s a quick reminder. These are the guys who, in 1840, set out and trekked around Mexico and Central America documenting all sorts of stuff. Stephens wrote a major tome entitled ‘Incidents of Travel in Central America, […]

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Nights and Days on the Gypsy Trail (1922)

December 24, 2013

This is an image from the non-fiction volume, ‘Nights and Days On the Gypsy Trail’ published in 1922. Written by an American of Gypsy descent, Irving Brown, I finally obtained a copy of this book that I had heard about, but never actually seen available. To be fair, I was looking for a 1st. Edition

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