Panorama of the old world and the new.

Comprising a view of the present state of the nations of the world, their manners, customs, and peculiarities, and their political, moral, social, and industrial condition. Interspersed with historical sketches and anecdotes by William Pinnock. Enlarged, revised, and embellished with several hundred engravings, from designs of Croome, Devereux, and other distinguished artists. Boston : L. P. Crown & Company, 1854. Octavo, gilt decorated pressed cloth, marbled edges and endpapers, pp. 616, colour frontispiece and title page, illustrated with hundreds of wood engravings, some printed in colour with tissue guards, occasional light foxing, a very good copy.

An illustrated guide to the people of all parts of the world, with the final two illustrated chapters concerning Australia and Polynesia, with images of ‘A native of Australasia’; ‘Kangaroo hunting’, ‘Gold Diggers in Australia’ etc.