Letters From the South During an Excursion in the Summer of 1816. Two volumes

[Paulding, James K.]

Published by James Eastburn. Abraham Paul, Printer, New York, 1817

About this Item

12mos. 2 volumes. A matched set. Volume I: [3], 254 pages, [1]. Repaired. Marbled calf leather covers with leather spine. Remnant of the spine title label remains. Covers reattached to the text block with brown tissue. Upper front corner patched. Inner hinges repaired. Former institutional copy with a label "Library Jerusalem Lodge No. 9, A.Y.M. Book No. 574" on the front paste down. This label covers another paper label and signature. Period end papers inserted front and in back. Text moderately toned and foxed. Complete. Volume II: [1], 260 pages, [2]. Polished brown calf with red leather title label on the spine. Small 2" crack to the front outer joint. Moderate toning and foxing to the contents. Name of Jno Coburn written on the first rear blank end paper. Title page clipped at the top (no loss of print). Complete. Contents consist of 40 letters addressed "Dear Frank" with keen observations made during his travels in the State of Virginia. Clarke Travels in the Old South. Volume II No. 228; Howes P 133. Seller Inventory # 31670

Bibliographic Details

Title: Letters From the South During an Excursion ...

Publisher: James Eastburn. Abraham Paul, Printer, New York

Publication Date: 1817

Binding: Leather bound

Condition: Fair

Edition: First Edition.