Free delivery on millions of items with Prime. In Germany Hitler had recently come to power but most of his abuses were not yet evident. So he experienced life from both sides, and with all the senses, absorbing everything: flora and fauna, art and architecture, geography, clothing, music, foods, religions, languages. NYRB Classics; First Edition Thus (October 3, 2005). You would want to put a copy of The Oxford Book of English Verse and Horace’s Odes in your rucksack for company, of course, and you would want your parents to give you one pound a week for spending money, that would be more than enough. First edition of Leigh Fermor’s masterpiece, which ranks among the greatest travel books of the twentieth century. A Time of Gifts is the first book in a classic three volume travel writing series covering Patrick Leigh Fermor’s journey in 1933-1934 as an eighteen-year-old traveling by foot from Holland to Constantinople. First editions are sought after by collectors of all kinds. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 29, 2020. A Time of Gifts. Octavo, original blue cloth. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. First Bentley edition, the third edition overall (pre-dating the first American edition by a few months), and the first edition to be illustrated; issued as the twenty-third in Bentley's Standard Novels series. You would need dictionaries in about 6 languages to understand this book! Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. - N. Y. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. In 1933 Patrick Leigh Fermor, a British nineteen-year-old dropout struck with wanderlust, took it into his head to walk across Europe from the Netherlands to Constantinople/Istanbul. Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout. He enjoyed it but was not as blown away as I had hoped so I thought I'd give it a go. Between the Woods and the Water: On Foot to Constantinople: From The Middle Danube to the Iron Gates (New York Review Books Classics), The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos (NYRB Classics), Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese (New York Review Books Classics), A Time to Keep Silence (New York Review Books Classics), Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece (New York Review Books Classics), Words of Mercury: Tales from a Lifetime of Travel. A remarkable true story about a young American woman facing challenges, adventure and romance in France in 1980. In 1933, at the age of 18, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on an extraordinary journey by foot - from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. A time of gifts on foot to Constantinople : from the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube First published in 1977 Blomberg opens up about the beloved Yankees captain in an extraordinary memoir that reaches far beyond baseball, The Amazing Journey: On Foot to Constantinople, Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2015. Patrick Leigh Fermor on his journeys amongst the peoples of the southern-most parts of Greece. In 1933, at the age of 18, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on an extraordinary journey by foot - from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. " In this work, Patrick Leigh Fermor recounts the first leg of a 1934 cross-continental walk. Octavo, original half cloth. Our books are historically important and allow the reader to own a piece of history. First editions. The set of three books by Patrick Leigh Fermor, recounting his epic travels on foot from England to Constantinople, before the second world war. Either way, this book will grow on a second and third reading. It's an exceptional book. The first of three projected volumes, A Time of Gifts, was published in 1977, when the author was 62; the second, Between the Woods and the Water, which traces the journey from the Hungarian frontier (where the first leaves off) to the Iron Gates in Romania, came in 1982. Stock Code: 234775 "A Time of Gifts" is the first volume in a trilogy recounting the trip, and in this volume the reader accompanies him as far as Hungary. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. And life seemed pointless and depressing? own adventurers. Read 2 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Octavo, original half cloth. In the book, he conveys the immediacy of an 18-year-old's reactions to a great adventure, deepened by the retrospective reflections of the cultured and sophisticated man of the world which he became. Celebrates with tenderness and humor the gifts of love and understanding that make life worth living. Artemis Cooper's celebrated biography of the intrepid travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor. First edition. Low prices across earth's biggest selection of books, music, DVDs, electronics, computers, software, apparel & accessories, shoes, jewelry, tools & hardware, housewares, furniture, sporting goods, beauty & personal care, groceries & just about anything else. A Time of Gifts: On Foot ... Acclaimed for its sweep and intelligence, Leigh Fermor's book explores a remarkable moment in time. Commemorate the birth of her first child with baby’s birthstone on this 14-karat gold plate bracelet, or splurge and get a second one for the new mom’s birth month, too. The Author was undoubtedly a hero, adventurer and polyglot, but he seems to think all of his readers would also be able to understand French, Latin and German, not to mention a lot of archaic English. A Time of Gifts (1977) is a travel book by British author Patrick Leigh Fermor. It's pretty frugal fare, though from his diaries, written up over forty years after the original experience, lava flows of words swamp the reader in a 'staunchless' (PLF loves the word) flux of often over-embroidered detail. First Edition Books for Collectors of All Kinds. These varied gifts were first revealed in full glittering ensemble in A Time of Gifts, published in 1977 when he was sixty-two years old. Eric Newby is more my idea of bedtime travel writing. I bought this book for my husband as he enjoys reading non fiction and has an ongoing curiosity about the 1950s. A time of gifts. Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2019. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp. His comment sets off a long trek, meandering through Holland and Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bohemia and Moravia en route to Constantinople. Author: Patrick Leight Fermor Title: A Time of Gifts Subtitle: ISBN: Publisher: The Folio Society Publication Date: 1999 Edition: first edition thus Condition: near mint Genre: Travel Format: Hardback 8vo., original dark blue cloth, spine With the colour illustrated dust-jacket by John Craxton, priced at £13.95. Perfect for mindfulness, relaxation & stress relief! A Time of Gifts is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which Between the Woods and the Water continues the story to the Iron Gates that divide the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. Patrick Leigh Fermor recounts the second leg of his 1934 trek to Constantinople. An awesome collection of New York & London coloring patterns. A Time of Gifts (1977) is a travel book by British author Patrick Leigh Fermor. With a map printed on turquoise paper. FERMOR, Patrick Leigh. First American edition of the author’s masterpiece, which ranks among the greatest travel books of the twentieth century. Why, walk across Europe to Constantinople naturally, and write three marvelous best-sellers about the journey while you were about it. Item Number: 2579. Times. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. New York: Harper & Row, 1977. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. What would you do if you were a bright and sensitive 18-year-old Englishman, a boy really, whose parents just had a very messy separation and, though very intelligent, you had not done very well at any of your schools? A Time of Gifts is the first volume in a trilogy recounting the trip, and takes the reader with him as far as Hungary. [5] He used it in his writing of the book, which also drew on the knowledge he had accumulated in the intervening years. A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube (New York Review Books Classics), A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube (New York…, Previous page of related Sponsored Products. Something went wrong. As a young man in his late teens, at the birth of National Socialism, PLF is aware of the 'protective illusion' that makes him feel he will always be welcome, so there he is and there he goes, protected, fed and watered by well-to-do barons and eccentric scholars, a polymathic memoirist with his eclectic finger in pies across the spectrum of the Humanities. A planned third volume of Leigh Fermor's journey to its completion in Constantinople was never completed. His enthusiasm for travel and new experience is contagious, Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2018. 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