Robert Byron : Letters Home

314pp. Purple cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Bumped spine ends, heel sun faded. Some light soiling to front endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has shelf wear (including some small indentations on front that mar cover), sun faded front bottom corner, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. Charts the maturing of a rare intelligence through correspondence. Edited by Robert’s sister, who complements the text with a spirited and illuminating commentary. Bryon was a travel writer, perhaps best remembered for The Road to Oxiana. 8vo.