Montreal: John Lovell, for the compiler, 1860. pp [2], (4), (x), (11)-271 + frontispiece with tissue guard. Rebound in modern quarter dark green leather grain cloth and light green cloth, new endpapers. A little foxing to front blank and blank recto of frontispiece; light tide mark to margins of 2/3 of text; modern ink owner name at front; tissue guard has a large chip; else fine externally, internally VG. Tour of Albert Edward, later Edward VII. "In 1860, Edward undertook the first tour of North America by an heir to the British throne. His genial good humour and confident bonhomie made the tour a great success. He inaugurated the Victoria Bridge, Montreal, across the St Lawrence River, and laid the cornerstone of Parliament Hill, Ottawa. He watched Charles Blondin traverse Niagara Falls by highwire, and stayed for three days with President James Buchanan at the White House. Buchanan accompanied the Prince to Mount Vernon, to pay his respects at the tomb of George Washington. Vast crowds greeted him everywhere. He met Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Prayers for the royal family were said in Trinity Church, New York, for the first time since 1776. The four-month tour throughout Canada and the United States considerably boosted Edward's confidence and self-esteem, and had many diplomatic benefits for Great Britain." - Wikipedia; Octavo