AROUND THE WORLD WITH EYES WIDE OPEN - THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD PICTURED BY PEN AND PENCIL by Tupper, H Allen Jr

NY 1898 first edition. Christian Herald. sm4to., 464pp., original green cloth hardcover with red, green and white decoration on front and spine. Owner signed. Near Fine. no faults, just light aging. Hinges not cracked and text clean. no dj. no owner marks. Excellent condition. .

New York: The Christian Herald, 1898. Copyright 1898, and 1898 printed on title page. VERY GOOD hardcover. A clean, unmarked copy. Slight toning/foxing to front endpapers, slight toning page edges, otherwise pages are fine. Bound in decorative green cloth hardcover with black, dark red and dark green stamping front and spine; white cloth label centered on front cover titled in dark red and gilt within black rules. Cover is lightly edge worn, spine a bit faded. Hinges firm, binding a bit wobbly but intact, no splits. The gift of a world map in 1895 inspires the author's around the world journey. B&W line art plus 100s of vintage photos: including Japan, China, Hong Kong, the Pacific Islands, Turkey, Middle East, Egypt and the Mediterranean. Published by Louis Klopsch of The Christian Herald, 6-1/2 x 9"; 464 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Thick 8vo.

New York, NY: The Christian Herald, 1898. 464 pp. Green cloth binding with black and maroon illustration of world on cover with red lettering. Minor scuffing to top and bottom of spine and edges, fading to spine. Binding is square and tight, save for loosened initial hinge at endpaper. Endpapers have very slight foxing. Otherwise a very good, clean copy. No dust jacket. First Edition. A hard-to-find, all-inclusive 19th century world travelog with "The Wonders of the World Pictured by Pen and Pencil". The author's travels, observations and comments on many sections and facets of the world, population, culture, customs, landmarks, etc: America, Hawaii, Japan, China, Malay Archipelago, Ceylon, India, Assam, Arabia, Africa, Palestine, Syria, Asia Minor, Europe, etc. Prolifically illustrated with black & white photographic and pen and pencil drawings. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Octavo.