PANAMA IN 1855. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PANAMA RAIL-ROAD, OF THE CITIES OF PANAMA AND ASPINWALL, WITH SKETCHES OF LIFE AND CHARACTER ON THE ISMUS

New York:Harper & Brothers, Publishers. 1855. 1st edition.  246pp. Illustrated with 5 plates, including frontispiece, and a map and other illustrations in text. Hardcover. Brown boards soiled and shelfworn with wear to edges, including spine ends and edge points. Gilt on spine almost completely dulled. Internally, yellow endpages lightly soiled with a previous owners inked signature to 1st free endpage. Otherwise, mild to moderate foxing scattered throughout, but heaviest to first and last few pages. Some page edges creased. The binding is tight and hinges intact. A good solid copy.