Author: Bryant, William Cullen,
Title: Picturesque America or, the Land We Live in. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil.
Description: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. A bit of fraying to top spines, more prominent on bottom spines. Front hinges have a bit of play. A hint of browning and very light foxing to first pages of each volume. Vol I: Small cut to outer spine covering at bottom spine. ; Two hefty volumes, profusely illustrated with 49 steel engravings (2 frontispieces) and b&w illustrations from wootcuts. Full leather boards with embossed linear decoration. All edges gilt. Spine with 5 raised bands and gilt lettering. Decorative marbled endpapers. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; viii, 568; vi, 576 pages. Very Good+.

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