Retrospect of Western Travel
Martineau, Harriet; Walton, Izaak; Headley, J.T.
From Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 17 September 1998
From Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 17 September 1998
About this Item
On the spine: Walton's Lives; Letters from Italy; Western Travels. Multiple volumes bound together. Two volumes of Retrospect of Western Travel by Harriet Martineau, 194pp, 178pp respectively. Bound with other pamphlets, including "Letters from Italy" by J.T. Headley, Wiley & Putnam, NY 1845, 224pp; and "The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert and Dr. Robert Sanderson" by Izaak Walton, Wiley and Putnam, NY 1846. Includes an article on traveling up the Hudson, with a section devoted to West Point, ". the charms of the place are scarcely to be surpassed. The hotel is always full of good company in the season. Mr. Cozens keeps a table for the officers, and is permitted to add as many guests as his house will hold." (p39). 8vo, black half calf binding in somewhat rubbed condition, slight fox spotting throughout. With a small engraved paper nameplate of Henry W. Eastman at the front paste down, below a contemporary list of titles in manuscript, laid down; Eastman's signature at the ffep and title page. Eastman was a Hempstead Long Island lawyer. Seller Inventory # 3267
Bibliographic Details
Title: Retrospect of Western Travel
Publisher: Charles Lohman, New York
Publication Date: 1838
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good + overall
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