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Boston, MA: C.C. Little and J. Brown, 1838. First Edition.. Hardcover. Good-. 12mo 6.75 - 7.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good-. C.C. Little and J. Brown, Boston, MA 1838. First Edition. 319 + 369 pages. 1st Printing. Two volumes bound as one, each with its own title page. Brown cloth spine, red patterned paper over boards. Spine cloth missing small chips and spots. Light foxing throughout. Previous owner name. Rear pages have dampstain. Size: 12mo 6.75 - 7.75'' tall. Published during the first year of operation by the publishing firm which later became Little, Brown. In 1836 and '37 Mr Jewett traveled abroad for pleasure, and principally for the purpose of accompanying his uncle, Mr. Nathan Appleton of Boston, and his older daughters, and was absent in England, France and Italy nearly two years. 'Whatever he saw he was able to reproduce in pictures of singular brilliancy and fidelity. His two volumes, entitled 'Passages in Foreign Travel,' published in Boston in 1838, and which are… Read More

Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1838. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Hardcovers. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Two volumes. [Complete] 8vo; iv, 319; vii, 369 pp. Publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth, spines lettered in gilt. Bindings tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate handling wear. Spines a touch sunned. First Edition, First Printing. Each volume in this set is neatly signed on the front pastedown by "George F. Houghton." Houghton (1820-1870), was a Vermont attorney, editor, historian, and a founder of the Vermont Historical Society. The author, Isaac Appleton Jewett, travelled in England, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland with chapters on London, Paris, the French and Italian Opera houses, and 'second-rate restaurants.' REF: Smith, American Travellers Abroad J23