Pictures From Italy and American Notes For General Circulation
Charles Dickens
1862
Chapman and Hall
8vo
Description:
An uncommon early edition of Dickens's two principal travelogues exploring Italian culture and American society.
Originally published as separate works (American Notes in 1842 and Pictures from Italy in 1846), this volume brings together the travel observations of Dickens. American Notes documents his 1842 tour of North America, where he critically examined American institutions, slavery, and the press. Pictures from Italy records his subsequent residence in Europe, offering a relaxed, impressionistic look at Italian art, history, and street life.
Condition:
Good Condition. Publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contents are clean and binding is firm. Illustrated by Marcus Stone. All plates present. Boards are good with slight shelf wear. More wear to spine head with some loss and light tear to edge. Light tanning to spine.
Pictures From Italy and American Notes For General Circulation
Charles Dickens
1862
Chapman and Hall
8vo
Description:
An uncommon early edition of Dickens's two principal travelogues exploring Italian culture and American society.
Originally published as separate works (American Notes in 1842 and Pictures from Italy in 1846), this volume brings together the travel observations of Dickens. American Notes documents his 1842 tour of North America, where he critically examined American institutions, slavery, and the press. Pictures from Italy records his subsequent residence in Europe, offering a relaxed, impressionistic look at Italian art, history, and street life.
Condition:
Good Condition. Publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contents are clean and binding is firm. Illustrated by Marcus Stone. All plates present. Boards are good with slight shelf wear. More wear to spine head with some loss and light tear to edge. Light tanning to spine.
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