Vier Wege durch Amerika. Mit 18 Vollbildern und 3 Karten – Freiherr Max von Thielmann Leipzig: Verlag von Duncker & Humblot, 1879. xiv, 584 pages. 26.5cm x 17.5cm. Full leather binding with elaborately tooled decorations on the boards and spine, gilt lettering on the front board and spine, all edges gilt, and golden and teal patterned endpapers. First edition of this travelogue of Freiherr Max von Thielmann with 18 full page engraved plates, 3 maps, and engraved head- and tailpieces throughout. Some rubbing, bumping, and wear to the boards and spine. Pencil markings on the recto of the front free endpaper, and the recto of the back free endpaper. Minimal browning and page creasing throughout. The text is clear, the illustrations and maps are in excellent condition, the paper is clean, and the binding is solid. Overall, a striking copy in very good+ condition.