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A DIARY In AMERICA, With Remarks on Its Institutions Author: Marryat, Capt [Frederick 1792 - 1848]. Marryat, Horace [1818 - 1887] - Former Owner Title: A DIARY In AMERICA, With Remarks on Its Institutions Publication: Paris: Published by A. and W. Galignani and Co., No. 18, Rue Vivienne, 1839 Edition: 1st edition thus. Not on Sabin, though see 44696 for many other 1839 editions. ASSOCIATION Copy, with the bookplate of Horace Marryat Description: [4], 345, [3] pp. Contents page at rear. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5" Period tan half leather binding, gilt decorated spine, with marbled boards. Minor extremity wear, bit of rubbing to the marbled boards, blindstamp of Jerna & Hörningsholm to ffep, withal, a solid VG copy. Horace Marryat himself an author & traveller, with 2 published works documenting trips aboard: A Residence in Jutland, the Danish Isles and Copenhagen [1860] and One Year in Sweden [1862]. A fairly uncommon edition, with an impeccable provenance, of this immensely popular work, e.g., we see no other copies on the market at the time of cataloguing. Seller ID: 13939.1 Subject: Americana Tavistock Books, ABAA Reno, NV Established in 1989, Tavistock Books has recently moved from its former long-time Alameda CA location to Reno NV. We are a general antiquarian business, with material ranging from Aviation to Zoology, from the 16th C to the 21st. We have specialties in Dickens, History of Nursing, Children's Serial Fiction & Western Americana. Visits may be arranged by appointment, generally 10 am to 3 pm, Pacific Time. Guarantee We guarantee everything we sell and any item may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt. If the return is due to an error on our part, we will reimburse you the cost of your return. Please do exercise the same care in packaging, as we do in shipping all items purchased from us. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Shipping We are happy to ship to buyers outside of the United States. Please contact us for an exact shipping quote. All books shipped to US destinations are usually sent US Post Office Media Mail, with despatch usually within 72 hours of payment receipt. Delivery typically takes a week, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Faster shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to promptly resolve the rare problem that may arise. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.