Leypoldt & Holt, 1870, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Early

RAPHAEL PUMPELLY. Across America and Asia, Notes of a Five Years' Journey ... and of Residence in Arizona, Japan and China, New York: Leypoldt & Holt, 1870. Octavo, second edition revised, brown cloth boards with beveled edges and gilt lettering to spine and front, gilt map on front, illustrated, four maps including one hand-colored. Author identifies himself as a Harvard professor and "sometime mining engineer in the service of the Chinese and Japanese Governments." And there is material here on mining and prospects, among many other topics including a massacre by Apaches. See Howes 650, Sabin 66652. Condition of this book: Light wear at extremities, near fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54260.