Sketches of America, A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles through the Eastern and Western States of America

Author: [TRAVEL] Fearon, Henry Bradshaw

Published: London; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very good (please see full item description for details)

Description: Third edition. 8vo. pp. xv, 454. Rebound in green buckram with gilt titles on spine. Old bookseller's description affixed to front free endpaper; pages a bit wavy from storage in a humid environment, but quite clean and sound. Very good. Fearon had a favorable impression of America when he set out in search of a suitable location for a group of English families to settle. But as he explored he "became disillusioned by slavery, the high cost of property, and the lack of cleanliness, generosity, liberality, and comprehension of liberty or honor...[and] advocated emigration for few Englishmen other than mechanics, small farmers, and poor people" (Hubach p. 49). He provides much interesting detail and commentary on social conditions, wages and trades, rents, taxes, natural resources, and the cost of clothes and other goods in the various locales he visited, which included New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Ohio, Kentucky, the Illinois Territory, and New Orleans. Sabin 23956; Howes F-65.

see our other Americana listings

Please email us for additional details about any item and we will respond promptly.

Shipping: For orders of more than one book, we will combine shipping whenever possible. Priority and International shipping are available. Please contact us for a quote.

Condition Descriptions Defined: We grade our books and dust jackets using the traditional language of the antiquarian book trade. In brief: Fine is the highest grade and means essentially as new, without visible faults or defects; Near Fine means approaching fine, but with one or more very minor defects or faults, which will be noted; Very Good means the book shows some general (but not too offensive) signs of wear and use, which will be noted; Good means the book is complete and intact, but has more wear or some internal markings. Any ex-library book will be graded no higher than Good, even if it is otherwise a very nice copy. Again, all flaws will be noted. We rarely offer any books in Fair or Poor condition, but if we do, the reasons for the grade will be evident from the photo(s) and description.

Guarantee & Returns: All books are guaranteed as described and can be returned within 30 days for any reason. Please notify us in advance of any return.

About us: Walkabout Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). We are always looking to purchase collections or single books of value. Our particular areas of interest include Americana, Exploration, Travel, Alaska and Polar, Mountaineering, and Natural History, but we are happy to consider offers of fine books in any field. We also offer professional appraisal services for tax, estate, and insurance purposes.