Date: 8/8/2005
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A Visit to Don Otavio: A Mexican Journey Julia - Travel - Saint Helena Date: 8/8/2005Author Contributor(s): Bedford, Sybille; Chatwin, Bruce Publisher: NYRB Classics Date: 6 21 2016 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW In the mid 1940s, Sybille Bedford set off from Grand Central Station for Mexico, accompanied by her friend E., a hamper of food and drink (Virginia ham, cherries, watercress, a flute of bread, Portuguese ros), books, a writing board, and paper. Her resulting travelogue captures the violent beauty of the country she