Two volumes. iv, 319; vii, 369 pp. (8vo) original blindstamped blue cloth, spines lettered in gilt. First Edition.
With chapters on London, Paris, the French and Italian Opera houses, and "second-rate restaurants." The author (1808-1853) was an attorney and scholar of Vermont extraction. Each volume in this set is neatly signed on the front pastedown by "George F. Houghton." Houghton (1820-1870), was a Vermont attorney, editor, historian, and a founder of the Vermont Historical Society. Smith, American Travellers Abroad J23