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Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 0282861831ISBN 13: 9780282861834
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Canadian Scenery Illustrated. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 028217057XISBN 13: 9780282170578
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Canada Pittoresque. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 0282151478ISBN 13: 9780282151478
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Canada Pittoresque. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1333877765ISBN 13: 9781333877767
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from American Scenery, or Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1840 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 132.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1840 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 159.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from -1842 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 260.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from -1842 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 264.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1886 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 134 Language: English.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1843 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 366 Volume 1 Language: French.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1843 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 398 Volume 2 Language: French.
Published by George Virtue, London, 1838, 1838
Seller: White Mountains, Rare Books and Maps, Lincoln, NH, U.S.A.
No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. William Henry Bartlett (1809-54) (illustrator). Title: The Willey House Date: 1838 Artist: William Henry Bartlett (1809-54) Engraver: E. Benjamin Publisher: George Virtue, London, 1838 Source: American Scenery, Nathaniel Parker Willis Hand-Colored Original Steel Engraving About Fine Condition Custom Framed, Double-mat with glass. Gilt-edged wood frame, 11.75" x 14.75". Book.
Published by James S. Virtue, 1842
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Restoration to front joint, boards lightly discolored, tide mark to bottom margin, light foxing throughout, ink gift note on front flyleaf. 1842 Hard Cover. Both books bound together in one volume. 128; 116 pp. 4to. Half-leather, gilt titles, marbled endpapers, includes about 120 engraved plates, and a map of the eastern portion of Canada. A companion to American Scenery, published two years earlier.
Published by London: George Virtue um 1840., 1840
Seller: Antiquariat Weber, Neuendorf b. Elmshorn, SH, Germany
Association Member: GIAQ
Book
Band 1 und Band 2 in einem Buch. Mit zusammen 119 gestochenen Tafeln (vollständig). Schwerer Ganzlederband der Zeit (27,5 x 22 cm) mit Rücken- und Deckelvergoldung, 170 + 186 Seiten. Innendeckel mit altem Exlibris. Einband zum Teil berieben, Tafeln mehr oder weniger fleckig. Text sauber. Gutes Exemplar. R.-L.-pw46697.
Published by Virtue & Co., City Road and Ivy Lane, London, 1855
Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. London, Virtue & Co., City Road and Ivy Lane, [circa 1855]/ 1840. Quarto, two volumes bound as one (as issued), [vi], 140, iv, 106 pages plus 2 engraved pictorial title pages, a full-page map of the 'North Eastern Part of the United States', and 117 full-page engravings (all but one with its original tissue-guard). The plates are 'From drawings by W.H. Bartlett. Engraved in the first style of the art, by R. Wallis, J. Cousen, Willmore, Brandard, Adlard, Richardson, &c.'. Original half dark green morocco and green cloth, the spine lettered and decorated in gilt in compartments, all edges gilt; leather a little scuffed and sunned, with a little wear to the corner tips; cloth scuffed (more so at the rear); front inner hinge cracked but very firm; three tissue-guards a little chipped and creased; occasional foxing and minimal signs of use; overall, an excellent copy. The early inkstamp of 'J.R. Hamilton | Book Importer | Sydney' is on the front pastedown.
Published by London, Britische Societät zur Beförderung der Schönen Künste, o. J. (um 1850)., 1850
Seller: Versandantiquariat Wolfgang Friebes, Graz, Austria
First Edition
Condition: 0. Erste dt. Ausgabe dieses schönen und umfangreichen Ansichtenwerkes. - Die Tafeln mit den romantischen Stadt- und Landschaftsdarstellungen wurden von Wallis, Cousen, Wilmore, Richardson u.a. nach Zeichnungen von W. H. Bartlett gestochen. Der Text mit Erläuterungen zu den Stahlstichen sowie über Handel, Sitten, Geschichte, Kultur usw. der Vereinigten Staaten. - Kassette lädiert u. Teile gelöst. Die unbeschnittenen Tafeln u. Seidenhemdchen unterschiedlich stockfleckig. - Vgl. Sabin 3789. ge Gewicht in Gramm: 3000 4°. Mit 2 gest. Titelblättern ("American Scenery"), einer gest. Karte u. 118 (inkl. einem Portrait) Stahlstich-Tafeln. 3 Bll., 148 S.; 2 Bll., 121 S., Kart.-Bde. d. Zt. (Text) bzw. Kart.-Umschläge d. Zt. (die jeweils mit Seidenhemdchen ausgestatteten Tafeln lose inliegend), alles zus. in dekorativer HLdr.-Kassette d. Zt. m. Rückenverg., goldgepr. Rückentitel ("America") u. marmor. Seitenteilen.
Published by London, 1840
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Two volumes. [2],iv,140pp. plus sixty-six plates, frontispiece portrait, and engraved title; iv,106pp. plus fifty-two plates and engraved title. Quarto. Contemporary black morocco, gilt extra, a.e.g., silk endpapers. Minor shelf wear. Foxing to a few plates, light tanning to some leaves, more pronounced in second volume. Near fine, an elegant copy. Bartlett's most famous work. He visited Canada and the United States on four separate occasions, and the illustrations show many of the principal cities of North America as well as the most famous scenic vistas of the day. The majority of the views are in New York and New England, but Bartlett went as far north as the White Mountains and as far south as Virginia. He found Niagara and the Hudson Valley most suitable for landscape. There are city views in Washington, Saratoga, Boston, New Haven, Baltimore, Rochester, Philadelphia, and New York, among others. A very pretty copy. HOWES B209, "aa." ABBEY 651. CLARK III:256. SABIN 3784.
Published by Virtue & Co. circa 1842., London, 1842
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
All edges gilt. No binding. , Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806 ? 1867) was an American author and editor who worked with several other noted American writers including Edgar Allan Poe and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He was highly popular in his life, and became the highest-paid magazine writer of his day. Willis embedded his own personality into his writing and addressed his readers personally, specifically in his travel writings, so that his reputation was built in part because of his character. Most contemporaries recognized how prolific he was as a writer and how much time he put into all of his writings. James Parton said of him: ?Of all the literary men whom I have ever known, N. P. Willis was the one who took the most pains with his work. It was no very uncommon thing for him to toil over a sentence for an hour; and I knew him one evening to write and rewrite a sentence for two hours before he had got it to his mind.?William Henry Bartlett (1809 ? 1854) was a British artist, recognized as one of the foremost illustrations of topography of his generation. Bartlett?s primary concern was to render ?lively impressions of actual sights.? Nathaniel Parker Willis described Bartlett's talent thus: ?Bartlett could select his point of view so as to bring prominently into his sketch the castle or the cathedral, which history or antiquity had allowed.?, Size : 4to. (273x210 mm), Very good examples of these substantial works on colonialism and European settlement in Canada, with detailed and lyrical descriptions, as well as a profusion of plates illustrating many views and scenes accompanying the text. Interior and plates are clean and crisp. Including early views of Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Fredericton, Kingston, Halifax, and other cities, as well as many scenes of lakes, rivers, forests, and other natural sights. Vol. 1 complete with 54 plates. Without frontispiece of Bartlett, as per this copy?s index. Vol. 2 complete with 64 plates, including frontispiece. These two volumes have the two Toronto views., Volume : 2 volumes.
Seller: Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (ILAB), Vianen, Netherlands
First Edition
London, George Virtue, 1840.2 volumes. 4to. Contemporary half morocco, spines richly gilt. With engraved frontispiece portrait and map, 2 engraved title-pages and 117 steel-engravings after W.H.Bartlett. IV,140; IV,106 pp.First edition; with armorial bookplate. - In the years 1836-1838 and 1851-1852 William Bartlett (1809-1854), a highly skilful landscape artist, made four voyages to the United States and Canada. His romantic views are among the best produced in the 19th century, they show nice views of the north eastern states in the 1830's including New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, etc. - Some minor foxing but on the whole a handsome copy of this classic American view book depicting the principal American cities and picturesque views.Sabin 3784; Howes B 209; Andres 987; Abbey, Travel, 651;Clark III, 256.
Published by London : George Virtue, [1842?], 1842
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Scattered foxing. Very good copies both in the original, full diced calf. Professionally and period sympathetically re-backed with raised bands, ruled and gilt cross-bands and the titles blocked direct in gilt. Minor generalized wear; remains an uncommonly good example; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical desc.: 2 v.(iv, [2], 170; [4], 186 p.) : 122 plates ; 4to. Notes: Variant imprint to volume 2: The literary portion of the work by J. Stirling Coyne. - Each volume has an additional titlepage, engraved. Other names: Coyne, J. Stirling (Joseph Stirling), 1803-1868. Referenced by: NSTC 2W24037 2C41485 2B10638. Subject: Antiquities. Engraving. Ireland - Pictorial works. Ireland - Antiquities. Ireland - Description and travel - Views. Ireland - Description and travel - Pictorial works. Genre: Illustrated works. Viewbooks. 4 Kg.
Published by London, 1842
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Two volumes. [4],128; [4],116pp., plus frontispiece and engraved title in each volume, and 117 engraved plates. Quarto. Contemporary green morocco, gilt extra, a.e.g. Corners bumped. Some light shelf wear. Internally clean. A very pretty, near fine copy. First edition, first issue, with the portrait of Bartlett. Bartlett was a skilled topographical draughtsman who travelled extensively, providing the plates for a number of travelogues. CANADIAN SCENERY is considered his finest work. Between 1836 and 1852 he visited the U.S. and Canada four times, and sketched much of what he saw. The views include Kingston, Cobourg, Ottawa River, Quebec, Toronto, Queenstown, scenes of Indians, and much more. Willis provides the text, descriptive of the plates and relating a history and the current conditions in the eastern provinces and Upper and Lower Canada in 1839-40. SABIN 3786 (ref). TPL 2424 (imperfect). LANDE 2310.
Published by London : George Virtue, [1842?], 1842
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Scattered foxing. Very good copies both in the original, full diced calf. Professionally and period sympathetically re-backed with raised bands, ruled and gilt cross-bands and the titles blocked direct in gilt. Minor generalized wear; remains an uncommonly good example; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical desc.: 2 v.(iv, [2], 170; [4], 186 p.) : 122 plates ; 4to. Notes: Variant imprint to volume 2: The literary portion of the work by J. Stirling Coyne. - Each volume has an additional titlepage, engraved. Other names: Coyne, J. Stirling (Joseph Stirling), 1803-1868. Referenced by: NSTC 2W24037 2C41485 2B10638. Subject: Antiquities. Engraving. Ireland - Pictorial works. Ireland - Antiquities. Ireland - Description and travel - Views. Ireland - Description and travel - Pictorial works. Genre: Illustrated works. Viewbooks. 4 Kg.
Published by George Virtue, London, 1840
First Edition
Leather. Condition: Very Good. William Henry Bartlett (illustrator). First edition. A two volume first edition collection of delightfully engraved plates from noteworthy artist William Henry Bartlett, accompanied by text. The first edition of this work, with engraved title page to each volume. With 67 plates to volume I, including hand coloured map, and 52 plates to volume II. Collated, complete. This work is composed of the steel engravings of English artist Henry Bartlett, drawn from his first visit to America in 1835. These engravings are supplemented by the text of Nathaniel Parker Willis, an American author, poet and editor who worked with several notable American writers including Edgar Allan Poe and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.Bartlett's plates were originally published in monthly instalments between 1837 and 1839, with bound editions of the work featuring the text of Willis published from 1840 onwards. This is the first of such editions.Plates and descriptions include locations such as Niagara Falls, Yale College, the valley of Wyoming, and numerous others.Identified as first edition from Abbey, 651. With engraved portrait frontispiece of Bartlett to volume I, as called for. In a half calf binding with cloth covered boards. Some rubbing to raised bands and spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Foxing to first few pages of each volume. Pages otherwise bright and generally clean, with some patches of spotting to the plates, as is common with this work. Very Good. book.
Published by George Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane c. 1842., London, 1842
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Contemporary quarter green-brown calf with matching cloth boards, spine with four raised gilt designed bands; compartments in blind and gilt floral design, gilt title on two and four; matching marbled endpapers; all edges marbled; with tissue guards., ?Bartlett made four voyages to the United States and Canada between the years 1836 and 1852, the fruits of which appeared in American Scenery in 1840 and Canadian Scenery in 1842 with text by N.P. Willis?(Harper). ?In autumn of 1836 in company with Willis he visited Niagara Falls and presumably was briefly in Canada. Journeyed from Halifax to Niagara in 1838, completing 117 sepia wash drawings which were engraved and published with text by Willis in a two volume Canadian Scenery in 1840? (DNB). The engravings were produced by Willis, Cousen and others. , Size : Quarto (274mm x 210mm)., Illustrated with one signed portrait of Bartlett by H. Room and B. Holl (vol I); one full page map of Canada (vol I), plus 119 engraved plates by Bartlett (both vols.); these include two engraved titles - each with a large vignette: ?Wigwam in the Forest? (vol I) and ?The horse-shoe fall? (vol II) - and a frontispiece to vol II entitled ?Montreal from the Mountain? , Volume : Two volumes., Manuscript notation on verso of first upper free endpaper of vol I: ?Mr. Coudani Copy // Albert Britnel?; third upper free endpapers of vols I&II manuscript note, possibly signature of owner: ?Allen? , References : Ref: Alston 7673; Sabin 3786; Lande 2310, P. Vol I: manuscript note, bl. (2), owner?s signature, frontispiece portrait, engraved title ?Wigwam??, bl., title, printer?s note, list of engravings, bl. (2), map of Canada, 1-128 with 53 engraved plates throughout the text; vol II: bl. (4), owner?s signature, frontispiece ?Montreal??, engraved title ?The horse-shoe fall?, bl., title, printer?s note, list of engravings, bl., 1-116 with 63 engraved plates throughout the text. A fine example with text and plates clean and crisp. A handsome set in attractive contemporary binding.
Published by George Virtue, London, 1840
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Bartlett, William H (illustrator). First edition. 48, 106, 96, 140 (4), 52, 28 x 22 cm. 117 steel engrave plates with tissue guards. Originally published in Thirty parts at one shilling, or in Divisions, 6s. 6d., cloth gilt. Drawings by William Henry Bartlett one of the most prolific of illustrators for topographical works. "It is almost certain that there are more steel engravings after Bartlett than after any other painter of views," -- [see RUSSELLp.196]. Bartlett made four voyages to America between the years 1836 and 1852. HOWES B209. From the publisher's original announcement: "Like Columbus, at first, we only dream of America. It is yet both a new and an unknown world to us, in regard to its scenes of natural beauty and sublimity. The Proprietors.have sought to produce a series of Select Views, which will form a characteristic Panorama of the Western World; especially in its Lake and River Scenery, which has no parallel in Europe, perhaps not on earth." Four pages of adverts Vol. 1, Vol. III book label rear pastedown of publisher, rare first issue in five volumes. Slight rubbing to backstrip extremities and a few corners, cover gilt illustrations very bright and fresh. Orig. dark salmon cloth decorated in blind and gilt, front and back covers with gilt arabesques and lettering at spine. Aeg. Five Vols. Very good.