Undated but circa 1880. First edition thus. The rest of the title page goes on to state: " Comprises pen and pencil sketches of travel, incident, adventure and scenery, in all parts of the globe. Embellished with upwards of one hundred first-class wood engravings, by eminent English and foreign artists; and a series of beautiful coloured plates, representing some fo the most striking scenes in foreign lands." All the continents are covered; of particular interest are "An Eskimo Wedding", "A Perilous Alpine Ascent " (the Mattehorn), a lovely illustration in colour "At the foot of the Mont Blanc", "A whale hunt in Faroe", "Betelnut trading in Sumatra", "A Ramble in Tokio, Japan",, "Visit to Zanzibar Slave Market", a number of articles on South Africa, "Arctic Exploration", and much more. The cover has an elaborate decoration in red, black and gilt; likewise for the spine. All three edges are gilt. The cover is a bit loose at the spine, but the whole book is very tight. Some pencil marks have been erased on the free endpaper; there is no other marking on this very good copy of this book.

Polar Mountaineering Mont Blanc Matterhorn Zanzibar South Africa Whaling Sumatra Japan