Description: The Americans at Home; or, Byeways, Backwoods, and Prairies, Edited by The Author of "Sam Slick", Thomas Chandler Halliburton, in Three Volumes, Hurst and Blackett, London, 1854, 302pp, 314pp, 351pp, 3/4 leather, 5 x 7.5", 12mo Poor condition/as is. Front boards of all three volumes are completely detached from binding, with the front board of volume 3 missing. Marbling on front and rear boards. Tips are bumped with exposed boards. All spines show some level of chipping, with volume 2 being the worst. Volume 3 is the only spine that is still legible. Decorative flower pattern on front and rear pastedowns and flyleafs. Marginalia on endpaper and title page of all volumes. Marginalia on 41 of volume 2. Toning, age-staining, and tea-staining throughout all volumes. Please see photos and ask any questions prior to purchasing. Thomas Chandler Haliburton (17 December 1796 - 27 August 1865) was a Nova Scotian politician, judge, and author. Haliburton was the first international best-selling author of fiction from what is now Canada. The Americans at Home is a collection of sketches found in "local publications and the productions of the daily press" that focus on people living in more rural areas of the country as opposed to typical tourist-frequented locations. FORN-MSB-0124-0768-JC54
Price: 100 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: 3/4 leather
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Publisher: Hurst and Blackett
Topic: American (US)
Subject: Americana
Original/Facsimile: Original