8vo. xvi, [3], 14-531pp, [1]. With a lithograph frontispiece, and additional lithograph title page, a double-page lithograph map, and 69 engraved plates. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, chipping to lower joint, spine dulled. Scattered spotting.

The first edition of John Ireland’s thrilling narrative of his extensive world tour. Having thrown off the shackles of his Wall Street career, the author travels to London to witness the opening of the Great Exhibition (and briefly engage with Queen Victoria), before setting out for Asia via the Continent and the Middle East. His destinations include, inter alia, the Plains of Troy, Palmyra, Jerusalem, Petra, Kashmir, Peshawur, the Khyber Pass, Java, China, and finally, Mauritius.