Lot 244: TAYLOR, J. BAYARD. 1825-1878. Views-a-Foot; or, Europe Seen with a Knapsack and Staff. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1846.

Views-a-Foot; or, Europe Seen with a Knapsack and Staff. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1846.
2 volumes. 12mo (187 x 122 mm). x, [2], 191; [vi], 193-393 pp. Original buff-colored printed wrappers. Custom chemise and slipcase. Some chipping to spines and corners, wrappers soiled, a few repairs to spines.
Exhibited: Grolier Club, 'Essential Parts,' 1996, p 35.

FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION, with 24 numbers in the Library of American Books listed on the back wrapper. The book's popularity propelled it into a sixth edition by the end of its first year. BAL 19626a.