A fictional journey on various topics such as art, history, and science “through everyday objects found in a woman’s private home”-travel without leaving home.
Third edition (1837) green cloth hardcover with decorative imprint front and back with gilt design on front and spine cover. Page edges gilted. Thirteen embellishments with one color plate Illustration “The Bird of Paradise”. 296 pages of content and 32 pages of advertising for Smith Elder and Company, Cornhill, London.