1891 The Pacific Coast Scenic Tour Henry T. Finck Illustrated 1st U.K. Edition

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Pacific Coast Scenic Tour From Southern California to Alaska the Canadian Pacific Railway Yellowstone Park and the Grand Canyon Henry T. Finck 1891 Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington : London 8.5" by 6" xiv, [3], 309pp SUMMARY The very scarce to see first U.K. edition of Henry T. Finck's travel work on his tour of the American West Coast, complete with scenic plates. Very Scarce Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION The very scarce first U.K. edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one map, and nineteen plates.Collated, complete. A topographical work following the author's travelling across the Pacific Coast, a wonderful look at the scenery of the coast towards the end of the nineteenth century, when the areas had boomed in popularity. With interesting passages on Yosemite, San Francisco's Chinatown, Lake Tahoe, Yellowstone Park, and more. Written by Henry Theophilus Finck, a prolific and respected music critic who wrote for the 'New York Evening Post' and 'The Nation'.Instructional label, for the Potter's Subscription Library Liverpool, to the head of the front board. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, a little worn. Institutional label to the head of the front board. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Minor rubbing and some light marks to the boards and spine. Front hinge is weak. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. List of illustrations is detached but present. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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