Daylight Land : The Experiences, Incidents, and Adventures, Humorous and Otherwise, Which Befel Judge John Doe,Tourist, of San Francisco; Mr. Cephas Pepperell, Capitalist, of Boston; Colonel Goffe, The Man from New Hampshire, and Divers Others...
Boston: Cupples and Hurd, 1888. First. Hard Cover. First edition. Dark green cloth ornately decorated in gilt, all edges gilt. 338 pp. plus publisher's ads. Illustrated with numerous full- and partial-page drawings in single color tint. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED ON THE FIRST BLANK BY MURRAY AND DATED MARCH, 1889. A further small presentation inscription from the original recipient's wife and also dated 1889 appears at lower corner. The humorous recounting of a hunting and fishing trip to western Canada. All gilt fully clear, some shallow fraying at the haed and foot edges of the spine. Front hinge split; the front flyleaf and the blank bearing the inscription had at one time become detached resulting in some chipping and have been reattached. Item #E6321
Price: $125.00