Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Impressions of America [Signed]

Porter, T. C.

London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1899. Limited First edition. Hardcover. 1/150. Quarto. XXIV, 241, [1]pp. Untrimmed. Original white and red cloth pictorially stamped and lettered in gold. Top edge gilt. Limitation page numbered (#129) and signed by T. C. Porter. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Decorative head-, tailpieces, and initials. Fascinating account of a British scientist's journey from New York to Colorado Springs via Niagara, Yellowstone Park, San Francisco, Yosemite and Utah. This work is profusely illustrated with 42 tissue-guarded stereoscopic views, and includes a stunning wooden stereoscope along with its instruction sheet in pocket on inside of back cover. Spine slightly cocked. Moderate shelf wear. Some offsetting and foxing on endpapers. Decorative red silk tie detached but present. Title page age-toned. Tissue guards slightly foxed. Very minor age-toning along edges of plates (not affecting images.) Binding in overall good, interior in good+ to very good condition. g. Item #33731

Price: $500.00