THE PRISON OF WELTEVREDEN; AND A GLANCE AT THE EAST INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO

New York:J. C. Riker. 1855. 1st edition. xiv+495pp. Illustrated from original sketches. Hardcover.  Blue boards with decorative blindstamping to front and rear boards and title in gilt on spine strip, soiled and shelfworn with old mildew stains to bottom outside quarter of both front and rear boards. Internally brown end pages soiled with some rippling, and a previous owners initials penciled to top of inside front board, otherwise pages clean and in very good condition. The binding is tight with hinges intact.