Bits of Travel
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1874. Second Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Pp. 304. Frontis. portrait. with tissue guard. Illustrated with one plate, showing the village of Gatstein. Bound in brick red blindstamped cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Binding starting between pp. 194 and 195. Previous owner name and date (1876) on title page, along with (undecipherable) and "Geneva 1894" Good+. Item #1764
One of Hunt's first books. Perceptive American views of Europe, mostly Germany and Austria, but with good sections on Venice and Rome (with plenty of commentary on Protestant and Catholic interaction), presented in Hunt's refined, anecdotal manner. With the imperative, "never any of you try to see Nuremburg in a day."
Price: $40.00