New York: Published by Hurd and Houghton, 1869. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Small 4to. [3], iv-viii, [1], 2-192, [2] pp. Pebbled brown leather with two gilt rules on each board and a device stamped in gilt on each board, spine is in six compartments with gold lettering; all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Title page printed in red and black. Illustrated with a frontispiece, with several plates, and numerous in-text and full-page illustrations (eighty-eight illustrations in all). Second edition, published one year after the first. Darley's volume is composed of excerpts from letters written home concerning his travels around the states and Europe. His sketches illuminate the scenes described in his letters. The final page is a charming self-portrait in miniature, of Darley tipping his cap to the reader for their time. A whimsical collection of brief travel vignettes. Minor rubbing to the boards' edges.

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Bookseller: Evening Star Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000010380
Title: Sketches Abroad with Pen and Pencil
Author: Darley, Felix O.C
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Second edition
Publisher: Published by Hurd and Houghton
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1869

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Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Pebbled: Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...