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Chicago: Fleming H. Revell. Very Good. 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. A late 19th century recounting of the author's rambles among the ruins of Rome, and the areas around Vesuvius, Athens, Cairo, Palestine, Jerusalem, and Syria. Written by a minister of the Chicago Presbytery at a time when few people traveled to these areas of the world. Ships same or next business day. Some rubbing and fading to cloth coverboards; small bumps on corners and both ends of spine; previous owner's name in pencil on first blank page; pages are lightly tanned. Floral endpapers; embossed boards with gilt title. Clean text for a book published in 1887.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 269 pages .

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Fleming H. Revell, 1887. Hardcover. Good. 1887. No Edition Remarks. 269 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Book seller stamp to front free end-paper. Thumb-marking present. Cracking to gutters, no damage to end paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.