THE RAMBLER IN NORTH AMERICA, mdcccxxxii. – mdcccxxxiii
London: Published by R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside; and sold by L. and J. Seeley, Fleet Street, 1835. First edition. 12mo. Two volumes bound in one: xi, (1), 321; viii, 336 pp. Half-title to each volume. Howes L-127. Sabin 39222: "The author accompanied Washington Irving in his tour on the prairies, and a large part of the work is occupied with observations of Indian life. It contains many satirical yet good-humored pictures of public life and social usages." Graff 2413: "Latrobe was a travelling companion of Washington Irving and Henry L. Ellsworth in the West." Clark Old South III, 62. Field 894. Rader 2206. Buck 250. Streeter sale 1797. Wagner-Camp 57:1. Very good copy in an attractive binding. Later black three-quarter morocco, gilt, and marbled boards and edges, gilt title and ornaments between raised bands on spine. top edge gilt. (#8325). Item #60654
Price: $525.00