Eric Whelpton Horizon Guide to the Bay of Naples 
About the Book:  First Edition 1963 - A very RARE find for a soft cover guide book over 60 years old. Not listed in his bibliography on Wikipedia. 
Eric Whelpton writes in 1963 “the best way to approach Naples is from the sea, and if possible, on a large liner so as to be able to get a fine prospect of the height of the deck. AS the ship glides forward, the huge cone of Vesuvius slowly rise up in the distance, and from the crate an immense plume of white smoke drifts up into the deep blue sky. In the foreground, the cliffs of Capri glisten in the sun and its rays fall also on the white horses scattered on the green slopes of the uplands.”
Book Type: Sof back with duck egg blue card covers. 
Genre:  Travel, Lifestyle 
Edition: Ist edition 1963
Published:  Robert Hale Limited, 63 Old Brompton Road, London SW7.
ISBN: Pre ISBN numbering.
Size: 18x 12cm
Pages: 95 pages
 
Contents
1 Naples
2 Pompeii
3 The Sorrento Peninsula: Sorrento, Positano, Praoano, Amalfi. Raveloo. Vietri, Salerno
4 Paestrum
5 Ischia and Procida
6 The Wonders of Capri
7 Caserta, Capua and Cassino
Appendix: Practical Information about Places, Transport, Restaurants, and Museums
Index
 
 
Illustrations: Illustrated with black and white images and a map.
Map of the Bay of Naples.
The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the background
The Temple of Apollo amid the ruins of Pompeii
A bird’s-eye view of the beach at Positano
The ancient cathedral of Amalfi 
The terrace of the Villa Cimbrone, Ravello
The lovely Bay of Salerno seen from a hotel terrace at Vietri sul Mare.
A general view of Capri
 
CONDITION:
Covers: Blue card cover is overall strong with marks to front and back and some scuffing and wear to all the outer edges. 
Binding: Tight 
Spine: The title on spine shows minor wear and scuffing. 
Pages.  All pages complete. In good condition bright and clean.  
Back Story and Biography.
Eric Whelpton was a well-known travel author with more than thirty years experience of producing travel guides. “Whelpton was born on 21 March 1894 in Le Havre, France, the son of the Revd George Whelpton, minister of Trinity Methodist Church, Abingdon-on-Thames, Berkshire and Georgina Elizabeth Holmes (died 1897). His maternal grandfather was Sir Henry Light Governor of British Guiana from 1838-1848. He attended a small Paris school and lived in Passy before the family moved to England in 1906. He attended Abingdon School from 1906 until 1909. From Abingdon he went to the Leys School, Cambridge before entering Hertford College, Oxford in 1913. His education was interrupted when he served during World War I. “   More than 25 books to collect including his earliest works The Book of Dublin (1948)The Intimate Charm of Kensington (1948)Paris To-Day, with a gazetteer of places of interest and entertainment (Rockliff, 1948)By Italian Shores (1950)
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