Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In.
New York: Appleton, 1872.
A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. 2 volumes. Frontispiece and extra illustrated title pages in each volume. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of steel and wood engravings by eminent American artists. Short thick folios, contemporary 3/4 red morocco with ornate gilt-stamped spines (edgeworn but still very firm and attractive); marbled endpapers, a.e.g. New York: Appleton, (1872-1874). Very good.
A pretty copy with mostly clean plates. There is some very light occasional foxing and some discoloration to paper at fore and top-edges, but outside of image area.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Language: English
Price: $850.00
Item #173915