Mentone and its Neighborhood Past and Present

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xvi, 464 pp. 8vo. Numerous photographic plates, fold-out map follows text. An account of Mentone, a town along the French Riviera just northeast of Monaco, along the Franco-Italian border. Written between 1870 and 1890, edited by J.E. Somerville from the author's manuscript and published after his death. Somerville mentions in his prefatory note that he has added a section on Mentone Caves. An interesting mix of personal experience and scholarly research of historical sources. Show more