Robertson, Ian 1928–

(Ian Campbell Robertson)

PERSONAL: Born March 8, 1928, in Tokyo, Japan; married. Education: Attended public schools in England.

ADDRESSES: Home—2 rue Diendonné, 13200 Arles, France.

CAREER: Worked for music publishers, book publishers, and specialist booksellers in London, England, until 1970; freelance writer and editor, London, 1971–.

WRITINGS:

EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTOR

Blue Guide: Spain, the Mainland, 3rd edition (Robertson was not associated with earlier editions), A. and C. Black (London, England), 1975, 6th edition, 1993.

Blue Guide: Paris and Environs, 4th edition, A. and C. Black (London, England), 1977, 8th edition published as Blue Guide: Paris and Versailles, 1992.

Blue Guide: The Loire Valley, Normandy, Brittany, 4th edition, A. and C. Black (London, England), 1978.

Blue Guide: Ireland, 4th edition, A. and C. Black (London, England), 1979, 6th edition, 1992.

Blue Guide: Cyprus, A. and C. Black (London, England), 1981, 3rd edition, 1990, not involved in later editions.

Blue Guide: Portugal, A. and C. Black (London, England), 1982, 4th edition, 1996.

Blue Guide: France (includes Blue Guide: The Loire Valley, Normandy, Brittany,), A. and C. Black (London, England), 1984, 4th edition, 1997.

Blue Guide: Austria, A. and C. Black (London, England), 1985, 3rd edition, 1992.

Blue Guide: Switzerland, 4th edition, A. and C. Black (London, England), 1987, 5th edition, 1992.

OTHER

(Editor) Jac Weller, Wellington in the Peninsula, Nicholas Vane (London, England), 1962.

(Editor) Richard Ford, Handbook for Spain (originally published in 1845), 1966.

Spain: The Country, Her History and Culture, National Book League (London, England), 1970.

Los curiosos impertinentes: Viajeros ingleses por Es-pana, 1760–1855, Editora Nacional (Madrid, Spain), 1977, 3rd (bilingual) edition published as The Tupertinent Curiosos (bilingual), privately printed, 1992.

(With Manuel Aguilar) Jewish Spain, a Guide, Altalena (Madrid, Spain), 1984.

Portugal: A Traveller's Guide, John Murray (London, England), 1992.

(Editor) José Horvano Saraiva, Portugal: A Companion History, Carcanet Press (Manchester, England), 1997.

(Editor) Richard Ford, Gatherings from Spain, Pallas Athene (London, England), 1999.

Wellington at War in the Peninsula, 1808–1814: An Overview and Guide, Pen and Sword Books (Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England), 2000.

(Editor) The Subaltern: The Diaries of George Gleig, Pen and Sword Books (Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England), 2001.

A Traveller's History of Portugal, Interlink Books (New York, NY), 2002.

Wellington Invades France: The Final Phase of the Peninsular War, 1813–1814, Greenhill Books (London, England), 2003.

Richard Ford, 1796–1858: Hispanophile, Connoisseur, and Critic, Michael Russell (Wilby, England), 2004.