THE ENGLISHWOMAN IN AMERICA, Isabella Bird 1850s Travel, 2012 Lakeside Classics

Description: Personal Service, Immediate Shipping, Secure Packaging SPECIAL: Buy 5 books and get FREE (US) shipping* (see below) THE ENGLISHWOMAN IN AMERICA, ISABELLA BIRD, 2012, LAKESIDE CLASSICS SERIES Chicago, Illinois: R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 2012. The Lakeside Press. Hard boards covered in green cloth. Gilt top edge. Title page printed in black and red. Dimensions: height of nearly 7 inches by width of 4.5 inches. Condition: Brand New still sealed in shrink wrap. Isabella Bird was one of the most famous and admired travel writers of the nineteenth century. The first woman to be elected to the Royal Geographical Society, she published eight volumes of travel writings which documented her lifetime of travels to every continent. Often ill as a child, at age eighteen she underwent partially successful spinal surgery to remove a tumor from her spine, yet continued to suffer from a series of ailments. Bird's doctor adviced travel as a cure, so in 1854 she was given one hundred pounds by her father and told she could travel until her money ran out. Leaving Liverpool in June, she travelled to Halifax, Nova Scotia to visit cousins. Becoming restless, Bird undertook wider travels, covering nearly 6,000 miles, visiting Maine, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Quebec, New York, and Massachusetts. She detailed her travels in letters to her sister which went on to become the basis for her first book, The Englishwoman in America, published in 1856. This first trip overseas, and the resultant book, set Bird up for a highly successful career as a traveller and writer. The Lakeside Classics are reprints of fascinating first-person accounts in American history. These special books were not issued for sale. Rather, Donnelley printed a particular title each year and distributed it to customers and employees as a holiday gift. I have listed other titles from this series, so please watch for them. Books in this series are of particular interest to scholars and students of American history who seek contemporary narratives. GET FREE U.S. SHIPPING WITH MULTIPLE PURCHASES:Buy 5 or more books and shipping is FREE as long as they are all shipped together to a single U.S. address and paid for in a single transaction. Need it fast?I ship everything within one business dayMany packages go out the same day. Priority Mail and Express Mail are available I am happy to ship via Media Mail but it is SLOW and can take up to 2 weeks to arrive. If you need a book quickly DO NOT rely on Media Mail. Everything that I sell is IN STOCK, in my possession and ready for immediate shipment. I have been selling on Ebay since 1996. Everything is from a completely smoke-free environment. Tired of ordering books and having them arrived damaged? I pack all books with great care - first sealed in plastic bags and then securely shipped in rigid packaging. I never use padded envelopes or other flexible packaging. Guaranteed to arrive safely. Books are graded based on strict standards.I guarantee condition to be as described. International shipping information: The Shipping Calculator (below) will provide an accurate price for shipping a single item but will be too high for international multiple-book shipments.It also cannot always tell which items will fit into a flat-rate envelope or box. I will be happy to quote costs for shipping multiple items to destinations outside the US before you bid on them - just use the 'Ask Seller a Question' button. The shipping discount offer does not apply to international shipments. We wil NOT falsify Customs documents by marking items as gifts or by stating a false value so please do not ask us to do so. International Buyers - Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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