Seeing England and Scotland | First Edition (1930)

By E.M. Newman

Published 1930
Funk & Wagnalls Company, Publisher/New York & London

A richly illustrated and wonderfully preserved first edition of Seeing England and Scotland by travel writer and lecturer E.M. Newman, published in 1930 by Funk & Wagnalls as part of the “Newman Travel Talks” series. This engaging volume offers a nostalgic, early 20th-century perspective on Britain’s cultural treasures, towns, and countryside, presented through nearly 300 photographic illustrations taken from original photographs.

Bound in a striking green cloth with elaborate gilt-stamped title and skyline vignette to the front board and spine, this travelogue is a charming exploration of pre-war Britain through the eyes of an American observer. Map of England and Wales endpapers. Frontispiece.Illustrated. Binding tight. Clean pages. 409pp.

Chapters Include:
    •    Around Stratford-on-Avon
    •    The Lure of Oxford
    •    Pilgrims to Canterbury
    •    The Cornish Riviera
    •    The Canny Scot
    •    Glasgow, Ayr, and the Highlands
    •    Some Scottish Golf Links
…and more.

Condition: Near fine

Size: 6 1/2” x 9 1/4”

Newman combines vivid narrative with visual storytelling, highlighting historic towns, cathedrals, seaside resorts, and everyday life across England and Scotland.