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AMERICAN SCENERY; or Land, Lake, and River. Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. (Two Volumes) From Drawings by W. H. Bartlett, Engraved in the First Style of the Art, By R. Wallis, J. Cousen, Willmore, Brandard, Adlard, Richardson, &c.
by Bartlett, W. H., illustrator; Willis, N. P., Text
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George Virtue, 1840. First edition. 2 volumes bound in extra gilt-ornamental red full leather with panels, raised bands, all edge gilting, gilt edge decorations, colored endpapers, ribbon markers. Bookplate of former U.S. Senator and Congressman William L. Scott (Virginia Republican) on pastedown in each volume. Published London: George Virtue, 1840. Large 4to., 8 3/4" x 11", 140pp.,+map+66 engravings+engraved title; state A of volume 2, with contents page numbered, 106pp.,+53 engravings+engraved title. Magnificent views of the Eastern United States before industrialization altered the landscape. Bartlett was a skilled landscape artist with a keen eye. He traveled extensively in the U.S. and Canada. Internally fine with no toning or foxing, plates nearly immaculate under tissue guards. Joints and corners rubbed, front joint of one volume starting. Very good, near fine internally. 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by William H. Bartlett. 4to.
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- Title
- AMERICAN SCENERY; or Land, Lake, and River. Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. (Two Volumes) From Drawings by W. H. Bartlett, Engraved in the First Style of the Art, By R. Wallis, J. Cousen, Willmore, Brandard, Adlard, Richardson, &c.
- Author
- Bartlett, W. H., illustrator; Willis, N. P., Text
- Illustrator
- William H. Bartlett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- George Virtue
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Size
- 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; American History & Americana; Travel and Exploration;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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- Gilt
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- Raised Band(s)
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