STORIES AND LEGENDS OF TRAVEL AND HISTORY FOR CHILDREN

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1857. 290pp and 12pp of ads. Illustrated. Hardcover. A fair copy of the first edition. Cloth boards are sun-faded. Several rips and tears to the cloth exposing the boards in places. Spine strip is chipped at both ends. Previous owner’s inscription on front flyleaf. Illustrated title page is soiled. Otherwise, pages are generally clean with light soiling throughout. Binding is tight but hinges are broken.