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Picturesque America: A Delineation By Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes Forest, Waterfalls, Shores, Canons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of the United States (Four Volumes)
by Bryant, William Cullen (Ed.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chanute, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
London: Cassell and Company. Cloth - Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. Each volume was published individually from 1894 to 1897. Beautiful gold and burgundy lettering on blue cloth covers. All edges of text are gilded. Black end leaves. 48 tissue guarded steel engravings, and numerous wood engravings in text. All four volumes show a little spine lean. There is a little light rubbing on edges, mostly at spine ends. All volumes remain very bright and clean, and free of any markings, book plates, etc. Hinges are strong. This is a beautiful set of the first London edition of this work.
Synopsis
Picturesque America was first published by Appleton's as a serial, received semi-monthly by subscribers. Once their subscription was complete, the serials would be bound into a two-volume set, a variety of binding options available for the original 1872 and 1874 books. Picturesque America took readers on a tour of America through art and writing. It included 65 essays written by various authors, and was illustrated by 900 wood and 50 steel engravings. The engravings were done by variety of high skilled artists off of original drawings, mostly composed by artist Harry Fenn, the most prominent landscape illustrator in the US at the time.
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- Bookseller
- Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033854
- Title
- Picturesque America: A Delineation By Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes Forest, Waterfalls, Shores, Canons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of the United States (Four Volumes)
- Author
- Bryant, William Cullen (Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth - Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Bindings;
- Size
- 4to
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps
10 day return if not as described. S/H is estimated for the costs of a three pound book. Additional fees may be charged for heavier items and conversely a refund will be provided for lighter items costing less to ship. Shipping is always in boxes and well packaged. Email checked daily. Payment by Cash, Check, Money Order, Credit Card, or PayPal. Kansas residents please add 8.95% sales tax. Digital photos are gladly provided upon request.
About the Seller
Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps
Biblio member since 2005
Chanute, Kansas
About Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps
With more than 25 years of experience buying and selling out-of-print, collectible, and rare books, maps, and ephemera, I am now doing business from my home at 60 Poplar Heights Rd.; Chanute, KS 66720; U.S.A. by appointment only. I offer a selection of more than 5000 books of all genre, as well as more than 1000 maps ranging from 15th century to early 20th. All inventory is hand selected and believed to be of significance for the collector, the reader, the historian or the general book lover. Historically, I have specialized in Kansas and regional history, but also maintain quality collections of Natural History, Theology, Americana, Railroad, Travel and Exploration, Medicine, Art, and Psychology, Neurology, and Psychiatry. Fine bindings, plate books, signed and inscribed items are an important part of my collections. Smaller, though intriguing collections of other genre are also a part of my holdings. Appraisal, consultation, and collection development services are available. Please come and browse, talk books, and have a cup of coffee in a relaxed and book friendly environment. But for the convenience of both of us, please email or call first. Trade terms available and dealers are welcome.
Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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