Sketches Abroad with Pen and Pencil 1869 Riverside Press 88 Illustrations

Description: Sketches Abroad with Pen and Pencil Felix O.C. Darley The drawings engraved on wood by J. Augustus Bogert and James L. Landridge 1869 Hurd and Houghton 192 page hardcover 1871 inscription on ffep and 1871 gift inscription first blank page 88 illustrations ____________________________________________ A word to the reader: I would say to the gentle reader that the contents of this rather consumptive little volume were not intended, originally, for the public eye, but for the eye domestic; being extracts from familiar letters written from abroad to my family at home and for their especial pleasure and benefit. At the suggestion of a friend, I was induced to put them into type and use them as the thread whereon to hang the illustrations, regions of which were, for the most part, drawn from railroad cars, the coupe of a diligence, the back of the mule, from the deck of a steamer. The reader will take them for what they are worth. I have but skimmed the surface of things…

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Book Title: Sketches Abroad with Pen and Pencil

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Publisher: Hurd and Houghton

Intended Audience: Adults

Inscribed: Yes

Publication Year: 1869

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Era: 1800s

Author: Felix O.C. Darley

Features: Illustrated

Genre: Art & Culture

Topic: Drawn from railroad car, coupe of diligence mule deck of steamer, Travel Art