A Tour of the United States, With Two Lectures on Emigration

ARCHIBALD PRENTICE. A Tour of the United States, With Two Lectures on Emigration, London: John Johnson, 1849.16mo, second edition, pp. vi, 217, original blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine, gilt shield on front, blind stamped decoration on front and back, frontis portrait, engraved title page, lacking map and free front endpaper. With 1849 ownership signature on front and rear endpages -- James L. Houston.Written as a cheap alternative to the pricey travel guides that were out of reach for the English people most likely to emigrate. Author warns against the slave states because of their "polluted and polluting moral atmosphere."Condition of this book:Cloth worn away at joints. Front hinge cracked by binding sound. Foxing, mostly to preliminary leaves, minor soiling inside. Size: 16mo (very small). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Travel & Places. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54117.…