Round the world in 124 days / by R. W. Leyland ; with map and illustrations
Liverpool : Gilbert J. Walmsley, 1880. First Edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, boards slightly rubbed and stained at the edges. The text block is foxed at the edges but otherwise notably bright and clean. The binding is firm, though the second gathering is now loose, with the first starting, and the remainder secure. An overall well-preserved copy. Item #454822
Physical description; vii, 323 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 21 cm. Notes; With 9 autotypes. Contents; List of photographs: 1. Daibutz. 2. The Linga chapel.-Caves of Elephanta. 3. The Taj-Agra. 4. The Jumma Musjid-Delhi. 5. The burning ghat-Benares. 6. A jinricksha. 7. A Japanese temple. 8. Hakone Lake. 9. Mirror Lake, Yosemite valley. Subjects; Voyages around the world -- History -- 19th century. Travel writing -- 19th century.
Price: €195.00