Passages from the French and Italian notebooks

London: Strahan & Co, Publishers, 1871. Two volumes. 8vo. 200 x 133 mm. ( 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches). [iv], 371 pp.; [iv], 368 pp., plus 4 pp. ads. Original blue publisher's cloth, title in gilt on spine; heads and tails a bit worn, text block a bit shaken. First edition. "A series of journal entries made between January 1858 and June 1859 for the most part, although some entries are as late as 1862. Most of them are observations on Italy, where he was between January 1858 and May 1859. Not intended for publication, his wife transcribed them in the winter of 1870-71, just before his death. An edition was published by Osgood in Boston in 1872. (282) Smith, American Travelers Abroad, H58. (Inventory #: 282)