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"The Violins Of Saint-Jacques A Tale Of The Antilles" 1977 FERMOR, Patrick Leigh
$150
FERMOR, Patrick Leigh
[139] pp.
St. Martin's Press
1977
8 3/4" x 5 3/4"
Decorations by Robin Ironside
Fine/ Fine
Leigh Fermor's best-selling travel book, considered a classics of the genre, and like that first book, set in the Caribbean. The romantic tale of an enigmatic Frenchwoman's youth amongst the descendants of slaves and a fading French aristocracy. Basis for Malcolm Williamson's three-act opera, with libretto by William Chappell.