Vintage travel book: Views A-Foot, travels in Europe, circa 1850

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Title: Views A-Foot: or Europe Seen with Knapsack and StaffAuthor: Bayard TaylorIllustrations: NonePublisher: Wm. L. Allison, New YorkYear: Date not given, circa 1850Edition: not statedBinding: HardcoverCondition: Very goodDescription: This is a charming old travel book, telling of the author's travels on foot in Europe. Cloth spine and tips with marbled paper. Top edge gilt. Patterned endpapers. 481 pages. Preface by N.P. Willis. The foreword is dated 1848. The trip was done earlier, in 1844. There is an accounting on the last page showing the costs of the trip, along with advice for pedestrians.Cover is a bit worn on edges.