Search Results: sketches of america a narrative of by fearon henry bradshaw

A. M. Kelley, 1970-01. Hardcover. Good.

Augustus M. Kelley. Brown cloth with gilt titles and red and black labels on the spine. Nice bright, strong and square copy with no markings. Facsimile reprint of the 1818 edition. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1970.

Augustus M Kelley, New York, 1970. 3rd edition.. Hardback. Cloth, F. xii+454pp, a fine copy. America Through European Eyes series. A facsimile reprint of the 1818 second edition of Fearon's account of his long trip through the USA in 1817. In the preface, Fearon states 'I feel confident that the publication of truth ought not, and indeed eventually cannot, be detrimental to the cause of political freedom and human happiness', however Sydney Smith, in a review of this book, said that its author was 'no lover of America, and a little given to exaggerate in his views of vices and prejudices.'

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees,Orme, and Brown, 1818. First Edition . No Binding. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. iiv, errata, 462pp. FIRST EDITION. Disbound, foxing, endpapers missing, text is complete and binding is holding well. Could be rebound. Unflattering picture of the western frontier" (Howes F-65)

HardPress Publishing, 2012-01-10. Paperback. Good.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Sketches of America. A narrative of a journey of five thousand miles through the Eastern and Western States of America ... with remarks on Mr. Birkbeck's "Notes" and "Letters." Second edition..

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Sketches of America. A narrative of a journey of five thousand miles through the Eastern and Western States of America with remarks on Mr. Birkbeck's "Notes" and "Letters." Second edition..

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. xi, [1] page blank, 454 pages, [1]. Marbled paper covered boards with leather corner tips. Spine is missing. Covers are detached. The right front flyleaf is chipped upper edge. Toning to the end sheets. Occasional light brown spots and faint pencil marks in the text. Text is in good to very good condition. Illustration of Birkbeck's property on page 443. Howes F 65; Sabin 23956.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

New.

New.

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Arme, and Browne, 1818. 1st Edition. Leather. 462p. REBOUND. A hardcover book rebound in 1/4 black leather with marbled boards, new endpapers, and a facsimile title page (the original title page is missing). First page of introduction deeply tanned. Bottom corner torn off page 149-150, encroaching on four lines of text. Foxing throughout, but text otherwise unmarked and binding tight. The impressions of a British surgeon during his travels in the United States, assessing settlement prospects for his family. This edition has 462 pages; later editions had fewer pages. Howes F-65.

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819. Hardcover. Fair. Third edition. Octavo. xv, [1], 454pp. Quarter leather and marbled paper boards. Contemporary bookseller's ticket on front pastedown, early small owner's name in ink on front free endpaper, later small bookplate on front pastedown. The boards are worn and detached, spine back mostly perished, one gathering at front is detached, else good with scattered foxing.

British Library, Historical Print Editions. paperback. New. 9x0x7. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing