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Very cool find! Charming book with the personal bookplate of renowned American historian E. Merton Coulter, paired with handwritten vintage ownership inscriptions dated July 10, 1912. Written by Benjamin F. Taylor and published in Chicago by S.C. Griggs & Co., The World on Wheels and Other Sketches is a delightful 19th-century collection of whimsical essays and travel sketches that chronicle the evolution of 19th-century transit, transportation, and American travel culture—from stagecoaches, canal boats, and early railways to covered wagons.