ARTIST: William Bartlett
PUBLISHER: London: George Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane.
MEDIUM: 120 engraved plates,
DATE: 1840.
EDITION SIZE: 11 x 9" (28 x 22.5 cm).
DESCRIPTION: Two volumes in contemporary red leather with gold stamping title and label on spine. Quarto size containing one map and 199 steel engravings plus two title pages. <BR><BR> American Scenery was published by George Virtue in London in 30 monthly installments from 1837 to 1839. Bound editions of the work were published from 1840 onward. <BR><BR> Henry. Bartlett (1809-1854). British born Bartlett first visited the United States in 1835. He travelled extensively throughout the North East, recording the scenery in wash drawings. These volumes were a huge success and they contain some of the most charming views of early American scenery ever published.
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CONDITION: Good condition some wear mostly on the spine and some seperation on the leather. Minor foxing on the plates Gilded edges on the pages overall a nice set.
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