George Augustus Sala — A Trip to Barbary by a Roundabout Route

London, Tinsley Brothers , 1866. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this travelogue, detailing George Augustus Sala's trip to Algiers in the train of Napoleon III. A scarce first edition of this work. In the original cloth binding.This travelogue details a journey to Algeria, coinciding with that of the emperor Napoleon III, who visited Algiers twice in the 1860s to boost Algeria's importance in France's colonial empire. The volume describes a false start in which the Empress is adamant against the trip, deeming it unsafe, as well as the Emperor's proclamations upon his arrival and the relations between the Royalty and the inhabitants. From the writings of George Augustus Sala, an author and journalist who wrote extensively for the Illustrated London News and was most famous for his articles for The Daily Telegraph. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with fading to the spine and slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a few scattered spots, largely concentrated to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .