Paris, and Half-Europe in '78: The Paris Exposition of 1878, Its Side-Shows and Excursions; including Travel and Adventure in Belgium, Germany, on the Rhine, across the Swiss Alps, in Italy and the Tyrol
by Henry Morford
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Geo. W. Carleton & Co., 1879. Hardcover. Very Good-. Publisher's red cloth boards decoratively stamped in gilt. Cloth rubbed at extremities; some moderate soiling on front cover. Interior is unmarked. A few pages show light spots of soiling or foxing, but is otherwise generally clean. 8vo. 371, [50] pages. 7.25 x 5.2 inches. Placed in an archival mylar sleeve. Detailed account of the third Paris World's Fair (the 1878 Exposition Universelle) and descriptions of travels in Belgium, Germany, on the Rhine, across the Swiss Alps, in Italy and the Tyro. Concludes with fifty pages of illustrated advertisements for manufacturers who presented at the exposition. The author, Henry Morford (1823-1881), was a New York City novelist, playwright, and journalist. In 1876, he opened a bookstore that specialized in travel literature.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014414
- Title
- Paris, and Half-Europe in '78: The Paris Exposition of 1878, Its Side-Shows and Excursions; including Travel and Adventure in Belgium, Germany, on the Rhine, across the Swiss Alps, in Italy and the Tyrol
- Author
- Henry Morford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Geo. W. Carleton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1879
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- travel, travelogue, Europe, 1870s, Paris World's Fair, Exposition Universelle,
Terms of Sale
Boyd Used & Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Boyd Used & Rare Books
Biblio member since 2013
Portland, Oregon
About Boyd Used & Rare Books
We sell previously owned books, magazines, journals, historic documents and ephemera, specializing in unique and hard-to-find titles.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....