Published by Phillips Publishing Co.,, New York:, 1887
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Two works in one. 4to. vii, [1], 9-159, [1]; 160 pp. Woodcut-engravd frntsp., over 100 woodcut engravd illusts. & plates., woodcut engravd decrtd initials, historiated vignettes. Publisher's polished burgundy calf, gilt decrtd & lettrd on frnt cvr, spine, back cover, raised bands, a.e.g., marbled endpapers (slght shlfwr), a NF copy, w/ frmr ownrshp signature on 2nd flyleaf. First edition in deluxe publisher's binding, of this lavishly illustrated travelogue through New York, Canada, Chicago, Yellowstone, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Egypt & Europe in the Victorian era. Phillips (1834-1895) began teaching singing in 1860 when he formed a partnership in Cincinnati to sell pianos, organs, and Sunday School songbooks. He frequently traveled around and introduced himself by beginning to sing with a melodeon on a street corner drawing crowds everywhere. The high point of his singing career was his tour of Australia chronicled in the present work, conducting over 100 hundred song services.