Walks and Talks of an American Farmer in England in the Years 1850-51. Parts I and II
New York: George P. Putnam & Co., 1852. Two volumes. 8vo. 190 x 125 mm. (7 1/2 x 5 inches). [iv], 192 pp.; [iv], 246 pp. Frontispiece piece vignette in volume one, woodcut image on title-page of volume two and 11 woodcuts in the text. Made-up set with, both volumes in publisher's cloth, one embossed with the emblem of Putnam's Popular Library and the other in what appears to be remainder cloth. Volume two with the ownership inscription of Francis N. Davis and Charles Davis. Both volumes in very good condition,
First edition of the Olmsted's first book. "I will add, that the volume is almost entirely descriptive of rustic and rural matters, as they came in the way of a party of young Americans walking through some of the western and southern parts of England." (281). Item #281
Price: $175.00