W.G. Marshall

Through America; or, Nine Months in the United States

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1881. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 424p; 30p catalogue in back. A dark red cloth hardcover book in acceptable condition. The corners are heavily worn, and the spine sloth is starting to split. The spine is very worn-looking, with several vertical creases, and there are air bubbles forming under the cloth on the front cover. Old ink signature on half-title page, which has the top corner torn off. Foxing throughout, and binding shaky. A heavily worn but readable copy. A scarce travel memoir of an Englishman visiting the United States. Illustrated with lots of black and white engravings, full-page and inset. .

Kubik Fine Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 177594

Catalogue: American History

W. G. Marshall

Through America; or, Nine Months in the United States

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1881. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this interesting illustrated travel work on nine months spent by the author in the United States. The first edition.A vivid travel account of the author's experiences spending nine months travelling across the United States.With interesting chapters on Niagara Falls, Mormonism, Chicago, the Rocky Mountains, Yosemite, and more. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, fifteen plates, and in-text engravings.Written by Walter Gore Marshall, who built Hambleton Hall, a hunting box near Oakham in Rutland. Upon his death he left the house to his sister, Eva Astley Paston Cooper, a socialite who used the Hall was a salon.Bookplate of Walter Smith to the front paste down.Thirty-two pages of adverts to the rear.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, resulting in some loss to the tail of the spine. Spine and rear joint are a little faded. Light marks and rubbing to the boards and spine, including a mark to the head of the front board, to the 'through' of the title. Hinges are strained. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with some scattered spots. Ink inscription to the half-title, chip to the head of the half-title. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 879P33

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

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