Saul Wright

Surf: A Summer Pilgrimage

New York: Fords, Howard and Hulbert, 1881. First edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo in oriignal dark yellow cloth lettered and decorated in black and gilt. Patterned endpapers. 218 pp. plus publisher's ads at rear. Quire scarce in the original edition. A tight example, generally very good. shallow split to the top front gutter and some minor spotting to the cloth. Book derived from a series of letters from the author to a friend in Connecticut dealing with Wright's summer excursions on the Potomac, in Virginia and the Carolinas and conversations held with persons on the journey. Very Good. Item #E18940

Price: $50.00