[Photobook] A Holiday in Iceland [With Original Photographs] by VAN GRUISEN, N. L. (active 1870s) - 1879

London: Elliott Stock, 1879. Decorative Cloth. Fine. First (and only) Edition of this travelog with original woodbury-type photographs. 8vo (212 x 136mm): vi,[3]-98pp, with five woodbury-type prints mounted on separate leaves. Publisher's blue-green cloth, spine lettered in gilt and ornamented in black, front cover decorated and lettered in black. An excellent example, tightly bound and clean throughout, the plates in fine condition. Not in Margolis & Moss. Van Gruisen and a friend toured the coast on the Danish steamer Phoenix, occasionally traveling inland on horseback, observing wildlife, landscapes, and living conditions. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).