"Round the World." Letters from Japan, China, India, and Egypt.
por FOGG, William Perry
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- A few old pencilled corrections to the text; slight musty odor; light scuffing to the binding.
- Livreiro
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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Sobre este item
Cleveland, Ohio:: Privately Printed,, 1872.. First edition.. publisher's half leather gilt-decorated cloth. . A few old pencilled corrections to the text; slight musty odor; light scuffing to the binding.. 8vo,. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and ten original unmounted albumen photographs. Some copies were issued with thirty images; some as here; and some with non-photographic illustrations.. Inscribed with the kind regards of the Author, Sept. 4 / 72. Preface: "This volume is not published in its present form for public sale, but designed as a souvenir to personal friends." It appeared the same year as Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days (which recounts the fictional voyage of the similarly named Phileas Fogg). The text is as printed in the Cleveland Leader, in a single column, with datelines. Fogg travelled by train to Salt Lake City where he interviewed Brigham Young, predicting the demise of Mormonism within ten years.
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- Livreiro
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 61921
- Título
- "Round the World." Letters from Japan, China, India, and Egypt.
- Autor
- FOGG, William Perry
- Ilustrador
- Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and ten original unmounted albumen photographs. Some copies were issued with thirty im
- Formato/Encadernação
- Publisher's half leather gilt-decorated cloth.
- Estado do livro
- Usado - A few old pencilled corrections to the text; slight musty odor; light scuffing to the binding.
- Edição
- First edition.
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Privately Printed,
- Local de publicação
- Cleveland, Ohio:
- Data de publicação
- 1872.
- Páginas
- 237 pp.
- Dimensão
- 8vo,
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Mormons;
Termos da venda
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
Sobre o Vendedor
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2005
Rochester, New York
Sobre Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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