Description
First edition of Grant’s Tour Around The World by J.F. Packard.
Octavo, xvi, 893pp. Pebbled green cloth, title stamped in gilt, vignettes in black. Includes two frontispiece portraits and hundreds of illustrations from the journey. Front hinge showing some wear, but solid. Text block solid, free of marks or notations. Embossed ownership mark on front free endpaper, ownership inscription on half title. Light wear to tips of spine, bright and vibrant illustrations.
In 1877, Ulysses S. Grant embarked on a world tour lasting from May 17 to September 20. He traveled through Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, visiting England, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Egypt, Palestine (including Jerusalem), Ottoman Empire (including Constantinople, now Istanbul), Greece, Russia, China, and Japan. Grant was received warmly in most countries, leveraging his status as a former President of the United States to engage in diplomatic efforts promoting peace and economic cooperation. He chronicled his journey in a series of letters later compiled into a book titled “Around the World with General Grant.”
