Antique Gilded Leather, John Stoddard’s Lectures 1897, World Travel Book gold

John Lawson Stoddard (1850-1931) was an American writer, hymn writer and lecturer who gained popularity through his travelogues. He began traveling around the world in 1874 and turned his experiences into a series of popular lectures delivered throughout North America. These lectures were periodically published in book form as John L. Stoddard's Lectures and eventually numbered ten volumes and five supplements.<br><br>This set of antique gilded pebbled leather. Spines have gilt lettering and gilt floral decoration; top page edges are gilt. Decorative end-paper pattern. Included are vols. 2,7,9 of 10 plus 1 of the 5 supplementary volumes. Each is illustrated with hand-tinted and black-and-white plates. Each volume is approx. 300 pages<br><br>The books contain lectures describing the author's travels throughout:<br>II Constantinople, Jerusalem, Egypt<br>VIII Florence, Naples, Rome<br>IX Scotland, England, London<br>S Canada, Malta, Gibraltar<br><br>Condition overall is Good. Most wear is external with evident wear a