Scenic America: The Beauties of the Western Hemisphere
by STODDARD, John L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Werner Company, n.y.. Hardcover. Wide 4to. Brown cloth with huge silver lettering and decorative stamping. (Ca. 150pp). Extensive full-page illustrations, floral endpapers. Good plus. Large but not highly visible discoloration to front board; old but neat, discreet brown cloth tape to inner hinges, thus tight. Tight and decent later printing of these turn-of-the-century photographs by the popular lecturer. Subtitle notes, "Containing a Rare and Elaborate Collection of Photographic Views of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America." Comes with Stoddard's "Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings...." Chicago: Educational Publishing Company, 1893. Wide 4to. Stiff burnt umber wrappers with brown cloth tape spine (16pp). Numerous full-page photographs. The fifth title in his popular 5-volume "Art Series." Good plus. Internally near fine, though outer wrappers (only) are worn, with a few archivally closed (on verso) small tears, a discoloration, a large chip at corner of rear wrapper.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45478
- Title
- Scenic America: The Beauties of the Western Hemisphere
- Author
- STODDARD, John L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Werner Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- n.y.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Photography;
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About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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Galena, Illinois
About Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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