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1864 a Walk from London to John O'groats by Elihu Burritt (Leather Bound Book)
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1864 a Walk from London to John O'groats by Elihu Burritt (Leather Bound Book)

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'A Walk From London To John O'Groats, With Notes By The Way' by Elihu Burritt, published by Sampson Low, Son and & Marston, London in 1864. Illustrated with photographic portraits.

Three-quarter bound in a tan leather with five raised bands, red leather title panel and black leather author panel to the spine. Marbled boards. The red leather title panel appears historically re-affixed with some looseness to the edges (please see photographs). There is some shelf wear to the extremities.

Top page edge gilt. Frontispiece photographic portrait of the author present. All pages and portraits remain in a good clean condition throughout.

SYNOPSIS

Elihu Burritt (1810-1879) was an American diplomat, philanthropist and social activist.

Burritt walked from London to the northern tip of Scotland, taking extensive notes on agriculture, scenery, and the people he met along the way. The book was written to provide American readers with a detailed, intimate look at the British countryside during the 19th century. The book follows his journey from London, moving northwards through England and Scotland, documenting the changes in industry and farming.

A following volume, 'A Walk from London to Land's End and Back', was also published around the same time.

Dimensions:-

Height: 20.5cm

Width: 13cm

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Physical Dimensions
Height
20.2cm (7.95")
Width
13cm (5.12")
Declaration

Harrington Antiques has dated this Antique Leather Bound Book to the 1860s.

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7848
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'A Walk From London To John O'Groats, With Notes By The Way' by Elihu Burritt, published by Sampson Low, Son and & Marston, London in 1864. Illustrated with photographic portraits.
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Three-quarter bound in a tan leather with five raised bands, red leather title panel and black leather author panel to the spine.
Harrington Antiques

Marbled boards. The red leather title panel appears historically re-affixed with some looseness to the edges (please see photographs). There is some shelf wear to the extremities.

fig 1. An 1864 half leather bound book featuring a brown gold-tooled spine with raised bands and blue marbled paper boards.
fig 1. 1864 a Walk from London to John O'groats by Elihu Burritt (Leather Bound Book)

Top page edge gilt. Frontispiece photographic portrait of the author present. All pages and portraits remain in a good clean condition throughout.

SYNOPSIS

Elihu Burritt (1810-1879) was an American diplomat, philanthropist and social activist.

fig 2. An 1864 half leather bound book featuring a brown gold-tooled spine with raised bands and blue marbled paper boards.
fig 2. 1864 a Walk from London to John O'groats by Elihu Burritt (Leather Bound Book)

Burritt walked from London to the northern tip of Scotland, taking extensive notes on agriculture, scenery, and the people he met along the way. The book was written to provide American readers with a detailed, intimate look at the British countryside during the 19th century. The book follows his journey from London, moving northwards through England and Scotland, documenting the changes in industry and farming.

fig 3. An 1864 half leather bound book featuring a brown gold-tooled spine with raised bands and blue marbled paper boards.
fig 3. 1864 a Walk from London to John O'groats by Elihu Burritt (Leather Bound Book)

A following volume, 'A Walk from London to Land's End and Back', was also published around the same time.

Dimensions:-

Height: 20.5cm

Width: 13cm

DELIVERY

UK Mainland: FREE

International Delivery: Please contact us for a shipping quote.

Height
20.2cm (7.95")
Width
13cm (5.12")
Date of Manufacture

Harrington Antiques has dated this Antique Leather Bound Book to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1207580
Dealers Internal Ref
7848
Harrington Antiques
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Half leather bindings feature leather applied across the spine and corners, with marbled paper or cloth covering the remaining board areas. Popular in the nineteenth century, this construction method provided structural durability at the wear points while reducing binding production costs compared to full leather covers.

Volumes from this period typically utilise calfskin or morocco leather, hand-marbled paper boards, cotton rag paper, and gold leaf. The bindings feature sewn cord sections that form raised bands, while spine lettering and decorative motifs were impressed using heated brass stamps.

Authentic period volumes display physical characteristics such as genuine raised spine cords, hand-marbled pattern irregularities, printed publication dates on title pages or spines, and natural surface wear to the leather margins and corner tips.

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