Scenes in America for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-At-Home...
by TAYLOR, Rev. Isaac
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1825. CHILDREN'S BOOK OF TRAVEL IN NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA TAYLOR, Rev. Isaac. Scenes in America for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-At-Home Travellers. viii, 120 pp. With a folding map and 28 plates. 8vo., 169 x 105 mm, bound in original publisher's printed boards. London: John Harris, n.d. (ca.1825). Fine copy in original boards. First published in 1821, the work proved popular and was reprinted again in 1822 and 1824. With chapters on, and illustrations of, Columbus, Cortez, Balboa, Pizarro, Patagonia, Brazil, West Indies, North American Indians, Hearne's journey, Hudson's Bay, Canada, and the United States. Binding extremities worn, but a very good, tight copy. Sabin 94469. Osborne I, 190 & II, 813. Gumuchian 5535.
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- Scenes in America for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-At-Home...
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- TAYLOR, Rev. Isaac
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- Hardcover
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- 1825
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