1882 A Scamper Through America; or, Fifteen Thousand Miles of Ocean and Continent in Sixty Days.

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

The first edition. In the original decorative cloth binding with gilt lettering. Illustrated with a map frontispiece of the United States. A fascinating account of a journey undertaken by the author across America, travelling approximately fifteen thousand miles in sixty days. Providing an interesting overview of how America was perceived by a foreigner before the increased media representation of today. With a bookplate of Arthur Pendarves Vivian of Bosahan estate. Vivian was a British industrialist, mine-owner and Liberal politician who sat in Parliament from 1868 until 1885. He was also a frequent traveller and writer of travelogues. With 32 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the book.