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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. American Edition. Brown buckram covers with gilt lettering to spine, and gilt illustration of a pilgrim to front. In the Intro, the making of the book is described as "strictly American in its fabric, and when its typographical beauty and the delicacy and finish of its engravings are considered, it will be readily acknowledged that few works of the American or even European press have surpassed it in point of execution." 25 engravings, each covered with rice paper. Light rubbing to covers, some foxing to pages, frontispiece loose but present. A nice copy of a lovely production.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. American Edition. Brown buckram covers with gilt lettering to spine, and gilt illustration of a pilgrim to front. In the Intro, the making of the book is described as "strictly American in its fabric, and when its typographical beauty and the delicacy and finish of its engravings are considered, it will be readily acknowledged that few works of the American or even European press have surpassed it in point of execution." 25 engravings, each covered with rice paper. Light rubbing to covers, some foxing to pages, frontispiece loose but present. A nice copy of a lovely production. Book.…