Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Thu, Feb 16, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 462
BRYANT, William Cullen (1794–1878), editor. Picturesque Ame...
Estimate: $300 - $500
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BRYANT, William Cullen (1794?1878), editor.?Picturesque America; Or, the Land we Live in: A Delineation by Pen and of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water?Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of our Country.?New York: D. Appleton & Company, [1872?74]. 2 volumes, large 4to. 49 full?page steel?engraved plates including additional titles and frontispiece engravings, numerous in?text wood engravings. Original reddish?brown cloth decorated and stamped in gilt and black, edges gilt (light rubbing at extreme ends and corners, some gentle darkening at extremes, front hinge of Vol. II reinforced with adhesive strip). Provenance: H.C. Shadbolt (ownership stamp on front fly leaf). Second edition (according to BAL) with Bryant?s name appearing on both the title and the preface. RARE IN ORIGINAL CLOTH. BAL 1732.
