Vassar Girls At Home American South & West 1888 Champney illustrated travel book

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Americana, Travel, Tourism, American South, American West, Vassar College, Illustrated Books).

Three Vassar Girls at Home: A Holiday Trip of Three College Girls Through the South and West, by Lizzie W. Champney.
Published 1888, Boston by Estes and Lariat. 
233 pages. Text in English. Profusely illustrated throughout.

Publisher's chromolithographed paper covered boards binding, gilt title lettering, pictorial cover & spine decorations.

Despite any chipping along the joints , spine ends and edges, the inherently fragile binding type is much nicer than typical in appearance and cleanliness.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.

Binding gently age worn, bottom corner of rear cover slightly chipped down, flaking to paper in spots along the joints and spine ends, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.

Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally.

Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 8 1/2" H x 7" W.

[B6769].