A Visit to Europe in 1851 (2 vols.)
Hardcover
1854 · New York
by Silliman, Benjamin
New York: G. P. Putnam & Company, 1854. Hardcover. G- (Ex-library, with usual library markings, bookplate on front inside cover, pocket and discoloration at back inside cover, pages have slight tanning, all hinges have separated at least halfway but books are still intact, outer covers show heavy wear and soiling, spines have lost material at tops and bottoms, v.2 spine has a horizontal tear two inches down and half of top material is gone, illus. at first title pages are foxed or discolored from adjacent tissue, set still makes a decent reading copy.). Blue-black stamped cloth, 2 vols., 418, 468 pp., illus. Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) was a science professor at Yale College. This account represents his second European trip, the first one having been made in 1805-06. "The recent tour was made at a fortunate period," he writes in the introduction. "Europe was then, on its surface, in a state of profound tranquility, and no moral or physical impediment interfered with our peaceful progress." Countries represented include England, Wales, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium. (Inventory #: 135270)