Henry Bradshaw Fearon Sketches of America

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Author: Fearon, Henry Bradshaw
Title: Sketches of America. A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles Through The Eastern and Western States of America
Place Published: London
Publisher:Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
Date Published: 1819
Description:

xvi, 454 pp. (8vo) 22.5x13.5 cm (9x5¼"), three-quarter period calf, marbled boards, tooled designs and gilt lettering on spine, raised bands; top edge cut. Third Edition.

Final and most complete edition. The author was sent to America by a group of 39 English families to ascertain the benefits of emigration. Howes considers the authors observations an "unflattering picture of the western frontier". Howes F65; Sabin 23956
Condition Report: Faint wear to edges of boards and corners; occasional foxing throughout and toning to edges of textblock; very good or better.