A Hand-Book for American Travellers in Europe...Designed as an introduction to the European Guide-Books. Part First Comprising Preliminary Information and Outline of a Tour in France and Italy via London.

New York: G. P. Putnam & Co [John F. Trow, Printer], 1853.

Price: $250.00


About the item

First edition. Pp. 207. 8 pages publisher's advertisements at back. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green blind-stamped cloth with title in gilt on spine and upper cover. Some darkening and rubbing of cloth, some light spotting and browning of text, erasures, else a very good copy with signature of Judge S. Barculo of New York and Poughkeepsie on several pages. Not in Smith.

Item #34320

The author was the president of Racine College, Wisconsin at this time. A notice at the end states that the Second Part with be forthcoming and will deal with an outline tour through Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Belgium, England, Scotland and Ireland.