THE SUCKER'S VISIT TO THE MAMMOTH CAVE : INCLUDING A HISTORY OF THE EXPERIENCE AND ADVENTURES OF A PARTY WHO UNDERTOOK TO SEE THE CAVE AND HAVE SOME FUN GOING THERE. A FULL AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE CAVE AND THE SCIENCE OF ITS FORMATION WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIVING INHABITANT (SIGNED)
Springfield, OH: Live Patron Publishing Office, 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 7.7 in. x 5.4 in., pp.128. Inscribed from "The Author" to his sister, Mrs. A.M. Dunlap on the front free endpaper. Burgundy cloth boards with decorated horizontal bands stamped in blind to front and back. Gilt title to front. Light shelfwear with rubbing to spine ends and corners. Light age-toning to pages. Very sharp interior. Very Good. Item #100668
A light-hearted telling of the adventures of a party who undertook to see Mammoth CAve and have some fun going there. The text includes a full and accurate description of the cave and the science of its formation (ala mid-19th Century science) and an account of the linhabitants.
Price: $275.00