William Cullen BRYANT / Picturesque America or The Land We Live In Delineation

Description: Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Cañons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country Author: BRYANT, William Cullen (editor) Title: Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Cañons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country Publication: New York: D. Appleton and Company, [1872-74] Description: Hardcover. Complete 2-volume set. 4to. Quarter brown calf with raised bands and gilt lettering, rules and decorations and brown pebble-grain cloth over beveled boards. viii, 568pp; vi, 576pp. Tissue-guarded frontispieces, engraved title pages, extensive full-and partial-page engravings, heavy stock tissue-guarded plates, marbled endpapers. Overall very good. Cloth portion of bindings are typically scuffed, rubbed and age toned, with leather spine and corners mildly edgeworn only and gilt spine lettering bright; tight internally, with text blocks faintly age toned per usual, with very occasional text stain, blemish, foxing and handling marks; Volume I bears ownership signature/place inked at top of page 296 and large chip at head of page 433 (removing running head but not touching image or text); lacks second volume contents page (iv/v); overall clean and nice. Early edition of this hefty pair compiled by veteran poet and "New York Evening Post" editor Bryant and a groundbreaking work that pioneered national coast-to-coast travelogues, with region by region essays by a slew of once-noted writers and (to cite title page) "With Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists." The text illustrations are abundant and dramatic, while the dozens of white, heavy stock, tissue-guarded plates are superb. Nature sites and natural beauty are emphasized throughout -- note that "Cities" appears last in the list of features in the subtitle. Original owner of this pair had his name (D.W. Linehan, a contractor in Dubuque, Iowa) lettered in gilt at foot of each spine and he proudly signs in pencil an inner front flyleaf in each volume. A quite presentable and handleable set of this America-or-bust classic. BAL 1732. SABIN 62692. Seller ID: 50418 Subject: Books Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts deals in out-of-print and antiquarian books, autographs and historic documents, ephemera, maps and pre-1900 newspapers. We operated as an open shop from 1991-2014 in historic Galena, Illinois, and have transitioned to by appointment, mail order and book fairs. Member: ABAA, MWABA, The Manuscript Society. We take great pride in the quality of our stock and clean and cover all hardbound books in dust jacket sleeves or mylar. Every effort has been made to describe each item and any defects accurately. Terms & Shipping All orders ship within two business days. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. In order for the shipping discount on combined purchases to be applied, please wait for our invoice before making your payment. Books ship via USPS Media Mail with tracking. Expedited shipping via USPS Priority Mail can be requested. Please contact us for a quote before making your payment. Autographs, Maps and Ephemera always ship via USPS First Class or Priority. The default shipping charge is for Priority Flat Rate. For reduced shipping on very small items, please wait for our invoice before making your payment. Large or heavy items may require that additional charges be invoiced separately. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING We ship internationally using eBay's International Shipping Program. Autographs Guarantee We are professional, full-time autograph dealers with nearly 30 years' experience buying and selling, authenticating and providing appraisal services. All autographs are guaranteed authentic without time limit to the original purchaser. William Butts, co-owner, apprenticed under a well-known Chicago dealer in the 1980s. For years he authored two columns in Autograph Collector magazine and after more than 25 years remains book reviewer for Manuscripts (quarterly journal of The Manuscript Society), in which capacity he stresses autograph education and reference works as the cornerstone of any serious dealer or collector. He has lectured on autograph authentication and contributes reviews and articles to publications such as Fine Books and Collections.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 900 USD

Location: Galena, Illinois

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