Description: WILD OATS SOWN ABROAD Theodore Witmer 1853 American Tourists Abroad FUNNY TITLE: Wild Oats Sown Abroad. or On and Off Soundings AUTHOR: "A Gentleman of Leisure", [Theodore B Witmer] PUBLISHER: T. B. Peterson, No. 102 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia DATE: c. 1853 DESCRIPTION: 227, [11] pages. Reference: Smith W125. Not in Wright. NOTES: First edition in original publisher's cloth and adverts. Predating Mark Twain's "Innocents Abroad" by at least ten years, Witmer offers similar irreverent observations of typical European Grand Tour sites and the tourists who visit them. Useful mid 19th century American perspectives on Europe and Europeans. Not in Wright. CONDITION: VERY GOOD. Excellent page and cover attachment, tight binding, clean joints and hinges. Light spotting and a creased back fly page. Sharp corners. Full caps softened but complete. Sunned spine. BINDING: Full brown cloth. Blind and gilt tooled covers, gilt stamped spine. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog
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Author: Theodore Witmer
Binding: Cloth
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
ISBN: Does Not Apply
Language: English
Origin: American
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Publisher: T B Peterson
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Topic: Humor
Year Printed: 1853
