OUR ARTIST IN CUBA. FIFTY DRAWINGS ON WOOD. LEAVES FROM THE SKETCH-BOOK OF A TRAVELER, DURING THE WINTER OF 1864-5.
Carleton, George W.:
New York. 1865. viii pp., 50 leaves. Original green cloth, gilt-stamped cover and spine. Ownership signature on front free endpaper. Elaborate color borders surround text and images. Very good. Uncommon work consisting of a short introduction with fifty sketches - often humorous - made by the author during his ocean voyage to Cuba from Sandy Hook, and including street scenes, common folk, and common insects, in Cuba. The date is given erroneously in roman numerals on the titlepage. SABIN 10902.
(Item ID: WRCAM5951) $150.00