Description

Wallflower Press, New York: 2011. Paper covers, [32] pp (unnumbered). Originally published by Wallflower Press as Series 1, No. 3 in a limited edition of ten copies designed and crafted by Peter Cameron in June 2010. This reprint edition is limited to 100 copies. String bound in a green wallpaper patterned stiff textured paper. In good+ condition with a bit of chipping to the paper along the front edge, light bumping and creasing to edges and corners of covers and light overall scuffing and soiling to covers as well. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages clean and unmarked. Not Ex-library. A guide to Peter Cameron's Andorra (NOT the tiny land-locked principality high in the Pyrenees) "by various authors and with maps by Florent Morellet . . . being a proportionally short guide to a small country compiled by various Andorran citizens to suit the needs of armchair travelers." This amazing little booklet is a fictitious guide to Cameron's fictitious Andorra written by several of the novel's fictitious characters. Includes chapters entitled: A brief history of Andorra: Politics, Society and Commerce by Sophonsobia Doyle Quay; Arts, Culture and Leisure by Soren Pan; Lodging and dining by Lucille Houck Reinhardt; Practical Information and Miscellanea, Contributors, and even a Bibliography. Includes 3 beautiful maps created by Florent Morellet especially drawn for this booklet. With a cheeky preface by Francis Ambiere who writes that the "time has come to set the record straight and offer readers, who are interested in the truth, an opportunity to learn about the real Andorra." Illustrated throughout with colored photo reproductions (including the Hotel Excelsior, Biblioteca, and most other important locations throughout the book). An amazing little gem and a must for any collector of Peter Cameron's works.