Item #17236 Selections from Letters Written During a Tour Through The United States in the Summer and Autumn of 1819. Emanuel Howitt.

Selections from Letters Written During a Tour Through The United States in the Summer and Autumn of 1819...

Nottingham: J. Dunn, 1820. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, ca. 4" x 7" , pp. xxi, [1], 230, recently rebound inbrown cloth covered boards with leather spine label in fine condition , contents age toned , some brown spots, but generally very good or better. There are a few passages with pencil underlines- most appear to indicate comments that un -favorable about the country. Howes 740 indicates that he " takes a dim view of the Republic, especially the backwoods regions". One of the many such reports by European visitors, especially English, from around this time. Note: due to size and weight, Shipping outside the USA or priority shipping should cost about that of an average book. Very good. Item #17236

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