Picturesque America

by Bryant, William Cullen

Show all copies
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.

First Edition Identification

The original two-volume set of Picturesque America was published by Appletons in 1872 and 1874. Delivered as a subscription serial, then bound once the subscription was complete, a variety of bindings is seen on these popular travel books. 

Reviews

Review this book!

Available Copies

PICTURESQUE AMERICA; OR, THE LAND WE LIVE IN [VOLUME ONE ONLY]
More Photos

PICTURESQUE AMERICA; OR, THE LAND WE LIVE IN [VOLUME ONE ONLY]

by Bryant, William Cullen [editor]

Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Published
1872
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Rockville, Maryland, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$596.78

Show Details

Description:
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto, viii, 568 pages; VG; bound in original brown hard-grain full morocco, paneled spine with decorative blind-tooling and and gilt lettering; blind-tooled borders on covers, gilt lettering on front cover, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers; mild rubbing and wear; 24 steel-engraved plates, including frontispiece and title, numerous… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$596.78
PICTURESQUE AMERICA; OR THE LAND WE LIVE IN - 2 VOLUMES COMPLETE
More Photos

PICTURESQUE AMERICA; OR THE LAND WE LIVE IN - 2 VOLUMES COMPLETE

by Bryant, William Cullen (Editor)

Condition
Used - Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1872
Binding
Full-Leather
Quantity Available
1
Seller
JB's Book Vault
Buffalo, Wyoming, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$1,705.10

Show Details

Description:
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872. 1st Edition . Full-Leather. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 2 volumes complete as issued. Set is in G overall condition and described as follows: VOL. 1 - Book is in G condition with rubbing to edges & covers, approx. 1" tear at foot of spine/front hinge, front cover slightly loose,… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$1,705.10
Picturesque America;: Or, The Land we live in
More Photos

Picturesque America;: Or, The Land we live in

by Bryant, William Cullen

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
1872-01-01
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
SequiturBooks
Boonsboro, Maryland, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$660.04

Show Details

Description:
D. Appleton and Co, 1872-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 13x11x4. 2 volume set. Publisher's moroccan leather binding, gilt ruled, beveled boards. All edges gilt. Hardcover. Volume 1 front board detached. vi, 568, viii + 576 p. in 48 pts. : fronts., ill., plates. ; 34 cm. Clean, unmarked pages. Profusely illustrated with detailed black-and-white steel-plate engravings throughout.… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$660.04
PICTURESQUE AMERICA: OR, THE LAND WE LIVE IN 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. with Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artis

PICTURESQUE AMERICA: OR, THE LAND WE LIVE IN 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. with Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artis

by William Cullen Bryant

Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1872-1874
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Rare Book Cellar
Pomona, New York, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$4,774.19

Show Details

Description:
New York: D. Appleton & Company. 1872-1874. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Both volumes Very Good+ in decorative boards. Gilded text block edges. Light rubbing along panel edes. Free of owner inscriptions/bookplates. .
Item Price
NZ$4,774.19
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)
More Photos

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.)

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Binding
Cloth - Hard Cover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps
Chanute, Kansas, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$1,023.06

Show Details

Description:
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… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$1,023.06
Picturesque America
More Photos

Picturesque America

by William Cullen Bryant

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First edition
Published
1872-74
Binding
Leather
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Rooke Books
BATH, Somerset, GBR
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$2,021.12

Show Details

Description:
New York: D Appleton and Company, 1872-74. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 13" by 10". Various. The complete two volumes of this popular travel text. A beautifully illustrated series which grew out of an earlier series in Appleton's Journal. The volumes describe and illustrate the scenery of America. The layout and concept is similar to the previously published… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$2,021.12
Picturesque America; or, the Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Waterfalls, Shores, Canons, Valleys, Cities, and other Picturesque Features of our Country.
More Photos

Picturesque America; or, the Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Waterfalls, Shores, Canons, Valleys, Cities, and other Picturesque Features of our Country.

by Bryant, William Cullen

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Edition
First
Published
1872+1874
Binding
Full brown pebbled Morocco
Quantity Available
1
Seller
SRG Antiquarian Books
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$1,888.82

Show Details

Description:
Picturesque America. Or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. With illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists. 1872 and 1874, First Edition. D Appleton & Company, 10-3/4" x 13" each of two volumes. Beautiful impressed covers,… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$1,888.82
Picturesque America;: Or, The Land we live in
More Photos

Picturesque America;: Or, The Land we live in

by Bryant, William Cullen

Condition
Used - Acceptable
Published
1872-01-01
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
SequiturBooks
Boonsboro, Maryland, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$501.30

Show Details

Description:
D. Appleton and Co, 1872-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 2 volume set. Publisher's 1/2 moroccan leather binding over burgundy boards. Bindings solid. Cover worn, volume 1 has an ugly dampstain to front board cloth. Corners bumped. All edges gilt. Hardcover. Marbled end pages. vi, 568, viii + 576 p. in 48 pts. : fronts., ill., plates. ; 34 cm.… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$501.30
PICTURESQUE AMERICA
More Photos

PICTURESQUE AMERICA

by Bryant, William Cullen

Condition
Used - Fair/Poor
Published
1872
Binding
Hardback
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Stella & Rose's Books
Monmouthshire, Aberdeen, GBR
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$953.12

Show Details

Description:
Published by D. Appleton & Company, 1872. Hardback. Fair/Poor. Fair condition with no wrapper. Two volumes. Large format. Full brown leather binding, raised bands and gilt gilt decorations to spine. Gilt titles and decorations to front cover. All edges gilt. Numerous b/w steel engravings. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores,… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$953.12
Picturesque America;: Or, The Land we live in
More Photos

Picturesque America;: Or, The Land we live in

by Bryant, William Cullen

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
1872-01-01
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
SequiturBooks
Boonsboro, Maryland, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$835.50

Show Details

Description:
D. Appleton and Co, 1872-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volume set. Publisher's 1/2 moroccan leather binding over pebbled cloth. Gilt ruled. All edges gilt. Hardcover. Shelfwear. Marbled end pages. vi, 568, viii + 576 p. in 48 pts. : fronts., ill., plates. ; 34 cm. Clean, unmarked pages. Profusely illustrated with detailed black-and-white steel-plate engravings throughout. Frontispiece… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$835.50
Picturesque America: A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of The Mountains Rivers Lakes Forests Waterfalls Shores Cañons Valleys Cities and Other Picturesque Features of the United States with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists
More Photos

Picturesque America: A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of The Mountains Rivers Lakes Forests Waterfalls Shores Cañons Valleys Cities and Other Picturesque Features of the United States with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists

by Bryant, William Cullen (ed.)

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Published
1894-1897
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Renaissance Books
Dunedin, New Zealand, NZL
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$682.04

Show Details

Description:
London: Cassell and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1894-1897. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature dated 1940. Some staining to cloth, overall very good. Joints and hinges intact. ; Four volumes. Blue cloth boards with maroon and gilt lettering and decoration. All page edges gilt. Page dimensions: 12" x 9". ; Folio .
Item Price
NZ$682.04
Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists

Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists

by BRYANT, William Cullen

Condition
Used
Binding
Soft cover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
Ottawa, Ontario, CAN
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$744.36

Show Details

Description:
New York. D. Appleton & Co. [1872]. Soft cover. folio, 32cm, in 2 thick volumes, viii,568 & vi,576pp. engraved frontis plates, engraved and printed title-pages in both volumes, 45 steel engraved plates and numerous wood-engraved plates and illustrations, bound in half dark green (black) morocco, raised gilt ruled bands, small gilt decorations in the panels, pebbled green cloth boards… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$744.36
Picturesque America; or, The land we live in. A delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cańons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country. With illustrations on steel and wood by eminent artists. 2 vols. (= complete).

Picturesque America; or, The land we live in. A delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cańons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country. With illustrations on steel and wood by eminent artists. 2 vols. (= complete).

by Bryant, William Cullen (Edit.).

Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Antiquariat Reinhold Pabel
Hamburg, DEU
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$890.33

Show Details

Description:
New York, D. Appleton and Company, [© 1872-1874]. . Sabin 62692. - Text von Oliver B. Bunce, Einleitung und Korrekturblätter von William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878), amerikanischer Dichter der Romantik, auch Jurist und Journalist. Die Stahlstiche großenteils von Robert Hinshelwood (1812-1879, aus Schottland emigrierter Landschaftsmaler, Radierer und Kupferstecher). - Eine Stahlstichtafel FEHLT (Bd. 2, vor S. 444: "East Rock, New… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$890.33
Picturesque America; Or, The Land We Live In. 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
More Photos

Picturesque America; Or, The Land We Live In. 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

by Bryant, William Cullen

Condition
Used - Near fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1874
Binding
Leather bound
Quantity Available
1
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$2,046.12

Show Details

Description:
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1874. First Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. First edition of Picturesque America by William Cullen Bryant.. Folio, [two volumes], viii, 568pp; vi, 576pp. Publisher's deluxe brown morocco, raised bands with titles in gilt and decorative design stamped in black on spines, black stamped covers, title and artist's palette in gilt on front… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$2,046.12
Picturesque America; the land we live in. � A delineation by pen and pencil or the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, canons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country. With illustrations on steel and wood Vol. II

Picturesque America; the land we live in. � A delineation by pen and pencil or the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, canons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country. With illustrations on steel and wood Vol. II

by Bryant, William Cullen

Condition
Used - Good
Published
1874
Binding
Half Leather
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Orca Knowledge Systems Inc.
Novato, California, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$332.49

Show Details

Description:
D. Appleton and Company, 1874. Half Leather. Good. in x in x in. Hinges lightly cracked. Stitched binding holding. Rubbing and scuffing to all leather cover corner tips and spine edges. Front tissue guard in place. Marbled endpapers. Water mark on a few scattered pages at top corner edge.
Item Price
NZ$332.49
No image available

Picturesque America; Or, the Land we Live in (Two Volumes, Complete) A Delineation by Pen and of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of our Country.

by Bryant, William Cullen (Ed); Oliver Bell Bunce

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition Thus. First Printing
Published
1872, 1874
Binding
Hard Cover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Palatine, Illinois, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 3 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$2,387.14

Show Details

Description:
New York: D. Appleton & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1872, 1874. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown leather, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on spine and cover, edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece and additional pictorial title-page in each volume. Illustrated with 49 steel-engraved,… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$2,387.14
No image available

Picturesque America: The Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. Illustrations from the original 1874 edition, colored in the style of the period. By eminent American artists. Preface: Oliver Jensen.

by Bryant, William Cullen (editor).

Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Ars Libri Ltd
Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$42.63

Show Details

Description:
New York (American Heritage Publishing Co.), 1974.. (104)pp. Prof. illus. in color. Lrg. oblong 4to. Cloth, spiral-bound. D.j.
Item Price
NZ$42.63
Picturesque America; or The Land We Live In: 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. Six volumes, complete
More Photos

Picturesque America; or The Land We Live In: 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. Six volumes, complete

by Bryant, William Cullen, edited by

Condition
Used - Good
Published
1872
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Tiber Books
Upperco, Maryland, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$883.24

Show Details

Description:
D. Appleton & Company, New York, 1872. Hardcover. Good. 4to, hardcovers. brown decorative cloth. Near fine condition. Original cloth bindings, all six volumes in remarkably good condition: no soiling, negligible cover wear, contents clean, all engravings sharp, free of foxing, no foxing to text, all bindings square and tight, with no cracking at endpaper seams.… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$883.24
No image available

Picturesque America - Volume I - 1872. First Edition, Nice. In Leather Binding.

by Bryant, William Cullen

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Published
1872
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
The Book Moose
Lincoln, New Hampshire, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 1 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$247.24

Show Details

Description:
NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1872 Large & Thick folio, original full brown morocco leather, ornately stamped covers and spines in brown and gilt with inside dentelles, raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. First edition. "One of the great books of American illustrations. The best landscapes engraved in this country are to be found here" (Hamilton, 216).… Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$247.24
PICTURESQUE AMERICA …. [From Louis Comfort Tiffany Library]
More Photos

PICTURESQUE AMERICA …. [From Louis Comfort Tiffany Library]

by Bryant, William Cullen.

Condition
Used-Good/NO DUSTJACKET
Edition
First Edition
Published
1872
Binding
LeatherBound
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Riverow Bookshop, INC ABAA
Owego, New York, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$682.04

Show Details

Description:
New York D. Appleton and Co. N.d. c.[1872]. . Used-Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1872. First Edition. LeatherBound. "LCT" Initials on both front covers. No other ownership marks. The full leather bindings have "MEC" as the binder. Original beginning wraps are bound in. . Folio, Full leather slightly rubbed with some spine wear and fading. .
Item Price
NZ$682.04