Octavo (163x102mm) dark green gilt leather (edges worn/head of spine chipped down to top of book block) All Edges Gilt, xi +[1] +247pp + vii index +16pp Catalogue of works for Christmas (1857) including this title on first page. *The preface explains that these "remarkable adventures in Foreign Parts" contain descriptions of countries etc. which "are strictly accurate, and may be safely trusted .. As he carries the reader into parts of the world little know, I think the book may be safely commended to young readers, as combining amusement with instruction" (Opie collection of children's literature 003:097).