THE WABASH:

Or Adventures of an English Gentleman’s Family in the Interior of America. Hurst and Blackett 1855.
1st Ed. 2 vols. Sm. 8vo. viii + 329pp. + viii + 352pp. Sepia litho. frontiss. Some light marginal browning, rebound in modern gilt edged half morocco with marbled boards, gilt lettering and ruling to spines. Sabin 5056; Howes B401. J. Richard Beste (1806-1885). John Richard Digby Beste son of Roman Catholic convert and author Henry Digby-Beste (1868–1836). Beste was educated at Stonyhurst College. Thereafter he led a wandering life with his family living on the continent and in America which formed the material for numerous travel books and memoirs.
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