The Stranger in America; or, Letters to a Gentleman in Germany: Comprising Sketches of the Manners, Society, and National Peculiarities of the United States

Lieber, Francis

Verlag: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1835

Beschreibung

25 x 15 cm. Octavo. 356pp [8] ads. Bound into 1/2 brown decorated cloth, grey paper over boards covers, chipped paper spine label. Originally printed in 1834 with the title "Letters to a Gentleman in Germany written after a trip from Philadelphia to Niagara", this copy with a reset title page but otherwise same interior and date of 1835 so a second issue of the first edition. Binding remains tight. Foxing and some soiling throughout. Edgewear to the boards. Previous owner's name, dated 1840, on front free endpaper. Lieber was a German-American best known for writing "The Lieber Codes" during the American Civil War. The Lieber Codes mostly outlined how the US government expected prisoners of war to be treated and served as the basis for the Hague Convetions of 1899 & 1907 and for the Geneva Conventions. Sabin 40978 (1st issue). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 78618

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Stranger in America; or, Letters to a ...

Verlag: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia

Erscheinungsdatum: 1835

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good+

Auflage: First Edition, second issue.