IN AND OUT OF CENTRAL AMERICA: And Other Sketches And Studies Of Travel

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1890. First printing. Near fine.. First edition of this early Progressive-era travel guide through Central America, stopping at major cities and ports - with a surprisingly large section devoted to Cambodia. 5.25" x 7.25" Original green cloth with gilt-lettered spine, quetzal bird design stamped in red, black, yellow and gilt to front board. Grey topstain. Includes black-and-white portrait frontispiece, 15 full-page black-and-white photographic plates, and three maps - two printed in color (one folding) and one in black and white. [8], 246, [2] pages. Previous owner name to front pastedown. Minimal soiling to boards and toning to pages, with minor bumping to spine ends. Plates clean and bright. A sharp copy.