Vanished Arcadia Jesuits in Paraguay retailer 1607-1767 by R.B. Graham ~ History ~ Catholics ~ Charles William Sherborn Bookplate

Title: A Vanished Arcadia, being some account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767

Author: R. B. Cunninghame Graham

Description: Original green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Spine is very toned; cloth worn at spine ends; shows general wear. On front paste-down, the bookplate of Lily Antrobus, designed and engraved by the English artist Charles William Sherborn. Heavy foxing to pages. Some leaves are unopened/uncut. Includes a fold-out map showing the position of the thirty Jesuit towns in 1733. Index. xvi, 294 pp. 22 x 14.5 cm.

R. B. Cunninghame Graham (1852-1936) was a Scottish politician, writer, journalist and adventurer. This copy belonged to Lily Antrobus, Her bookplate is noted in the collections of the Rijksmuseum, the University of Delaware, and Aberystwyth University.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: William Heinemann
Place: London
Year: 1901

Keywords: Charles William Sherborn, Lily Antrobus, Jesuits, South America, Paraguay, history, missions, retailer