Cyclopaedia Of Modern Travel: A Record Of Adventure, Exploration And Discovery, For The Past Sixty Years. Bayard Taylor Collectibles Room

Cyclopaedia of Modern Travel: A Record of Adventure, Exploration and Discovery, for the Past Sixty Years. By Bayard Taylor and printed in New York City by Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co. 1861, 1030 total pp, 9.75” x 6.75”, 8vo, hardcover 3/4 leather. Overall good condition, with rubbing and wear to boards, primarily along edges and corners. Light cracking between top of front board of Volume I and spine. Losses to title labels and heads of spines. Light restoration to exterior. Marbeled edges to pages. Hinges remain in good condition with minor wear. Text blocks remain bound well. Light markings and marginalia. Publisher’s catalogue at rear. Nicely illustrated throughout with a variety of black-and-white illustrations and maps. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce set of accounts of major explorations and travel in the first half of the 19th Century. By Bayard Taylor (1825-1828), an influential travel writer, diplomat, poet, and explorer for much of the mid-19th Century. COLT1861AFGB