Herman Melville Journal of a Visit to London and the Continent 1849-1850 edited by Eleanor Melville Metcalf 1st UK Edition

1st UK Edition of the journal kept by Herman Melville during the years 1849-1850, when he was visiting London in search of a publisher for ‘White Jacket’, and also including a short time in Paris, Belgium and the Rhineland; edited by Melville’s grand-daughter; small name-label to front pastedown, medium-heavy foxing to endpapers and prelims, o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper edgeworn and rubbed, and with medium foxing, loss to head and tail of spine, and with minor loss to centre of spine.