UNCHANGING FEZ

Curle, Richard

Numéro d'objet:	8939
Date:	1925
Genre:	Plaquette
Lieu:	U.S.A
Sujet:	Monographie régionale

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50 Copies Privately Printed
Curle, Richard. Unchanging Fez An Account of a Visit in September, 1924. Privately Printed, 1925. Signed by Author. 12 pages; black and white illustrations throughout; Inscribed and signed by the author on the cover page, "For Faith It does not matter what one says of glamorous towers and cities strange - There is no other place like Fez However far one's feet may range. R.C." (faintly penciled beneath the inscription is the date of March 29, 1933); one of 50 copies privately printed; Fez-El-Bali street scenes, views, architecture; the descriptions are of Fez as a tourist would see it: "...One of the exciting facts about Fez is that any doorway may lead to some Oriental scene which is exactly what you might read about in an old Arabian tale. I have mentioned the slave market..."; original printed paper wraps, detached and much edge-chipped; the contents side-sewn and printed on coated stock, with light wear, faint old dampstain; a printed notice on the inner back cover states From "The Blue Peter" November, 1925, assuming this is an offprint of that publication; overall, in good condition and an interesting glimpse of the Moroccan city from the pre-World War II travel era; Richard Curle (1883-1968) American author, perhaps most famously known for his close friendship with Joseph Conrad.