[Rarebooks] fs: Victorian travel account

[Back Creek Books]

Greetings All,

For your consideration:
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(No. 7507 )  Raum, George E.. A TOUR AROUND THE WORLD, BEING A BRIEF SKETCH
OF THE MOST INTERESTING SIGHTS SEEN IN EUROPE, AFRICA, ASIA, AND AMERICA,
WHILE ON A TWO YEARS' RAMBLE.
New York: William S. Gottsberger, Publisher, 1886. First printing, Full
cloth, Duodecimo, [vi], 430, [ii] pages. Very good.
      INSCRIBED and SIGNED "Mr. + Mrs. Geo. E. Raum / New York   Dec. 18th /
1885" on preliminary blank leaf. Mrs. Raum's name card is taped to front
free endpaper. An interesting Victorian travel account by an American
couple. Bound in dark blue cloth over boards with elaborate gilt-stamped
upper board, gilt-stamped titles and decorations on spine, dark brown
endpapers, all edges gilt. Book has minor rubs to extremities, some
dampstaining to lower board but not affecting interior.    $75.00
See photo: http://www.backcreekbooks.com/bookphotos/7507.jpg

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