first edition Embossed Cloth
1854 · New York
by Misses Mendell and Hosmer
New York: Printed for the Authors, 1854. First Edition. Embossed Cloth. Good binding. Bound in publisher's blue/green embossed cloth with title blocked in gold on the spine; general shelfwear to the extremities including some fraying at the spine ends; foxing throughout with some occasional pencil marginal brackets. While primarily recording their time in New York State where they acted as "book peddlers" to finance their travels, there are several entries from Richmond, Petersburg and Norfolk, Virginia, as well as Raleigh, North Carolina. Their Notes include some observations on slavery. Clark notes this this book "is a real contribution to travel literature." (Sabin 47798, Howes M513, Clark III:361). Good binding. (Inventory #: 253891)