Woman in all Lands
San Francisco: J. Dewing & Co., 1881.
505 pp. Octavo. Bound in brown boards stamped in black and gilt. Heavy wear to decorative vignettes; fraying to spine ends; moderate rounding to the corner tips. Spine sunned; C.F.R. & Co. intact at the foot. Age appropriate toning throughout. List of Illustrations page exhibits a large chip/paper loss to the lower right corner, affecting the margins but leaving the text block legible; partial split from spine, all other pages intact. Tissue guard intact.
Translated from the original German by A. S. Meyrick, the work is illustrated with over 300 intricate woodcuts and steel engravings depicting historical icons (such as Florence Nightingale and Mary, Queen of Scots) alongside valuable period snapshots of cultural dress, marital traditions, and daily life across Asia, the Caucasus, Africa, and the Americas. An important 19th-century global study.
Price: $220.00