Memoirs of an Eighteenth-Century Footman. John Macdonald. Travels (1745-1779) With an Introduction by John Beresford, Editor of "The Diary of a Country Parson

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1927. Hardcover. xxiv, 256p., rubricated titles, period illustrations in b&w reproduction on inserted coated stock, hardbound in a series design in maroon cloth boards titled gilt with rulings &c in blind. Lacks the dust jacket, of which front and rear panels were affixed to the front & rear pastedowns of this volume (preserving humorous drawings). Book is generally sound but the spine panel has suffered badly with a pulled top rim and tiny tears to tail rim, and gilt faded to illegibility. The ffep bears an ownership sig and a seller's scribble, but the hinges are good, no markings. One odd drawback is that (truncated) the sewn binding was done with non-archival thread, and wherever threads expose, they have toned their gutters a quarter inch either side. The Broadway Travellers. The informative titlepage of the 1790 first issue reads, "Travels in various parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa during a series of thirty years and upwards / by John Macdonald, a cadet of the family of Keppoch in Inverness-shire; who, After the Ruin of his Family in 1745, was thrown when a child on the wide World; the Ways of which, with many curious, useful, and interesting Particulars. (Inventory #: 279970)