first edition
1879 · Chicago
by TAYLOR, Benjamin F[ranklin]
Chicago: S.C. Griggs & Co, 1879. First Edition. Octavo. Publisher's green cloth, gilt spine titles; titled and ruled in black on front cover; 212pp. Trace of rubbing to board edges and spine ends; internally clean and unmarked, with the text block hanging just a little loose (but perfectly sound). With the ownership inscription of one Hattie Brandt Wing of Binghamton, who has also added a few neat pencil marginalia identifying persons and places mentioned in the text. A late work by the popular mid-century poet and journalist, a collection of essays and anecdotes of American travel, including sojourns in Utah, Colorado, and the Adirondacks. (Inventory #: 61342)