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AMERICAN SCENERY. 2 Vols. 1840. 121 plates.

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AMERICAN SCENERY. 2 Vols. 1840. 121 plates.
AMERICAN SCENERY. 2 Vols. 1840. 121 plates.
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[Views/Landscape]. N. P. Willis. AMERICAN SCENERY; Or, Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. From Drawings by W. H. Barlett, Engraved… by R. Wallis, J. Cousen… 2 Vols. Lon: George Virtue, 1840. 4to. 121 plates (incl 2 engr titles, frontis portrait, & 1 map in Vol I). Vol I: [2], [iii]-iv, [iii]-iv, [1]-140pp. Vol II: [2], [iii]-iv, [1]-106 pp. Has both volumes' title page, Vol I's 1-leaf Preface, both volumes' plate list; other preliminary leaves not having been issued with this edition. The 2 engr titles, 1 frontis, and 1 map are present, and are included in the count of 121 plates. Maroon leather. Covers have floral design in blind. Spines have 2 gilt Native Americans and a man holding an American flag. Yellow eps. Covers separated/insecure. Foxed (usually, but not always mildly toward the middle of either volume , more significantly toward front and rear). 121 plates (incl 2 engr titles, frontis port, and folding map facing Vol I’s first text page). Sabin 3784. Howes B-209. From the estate of Armida B. Colt.
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AMERICAN SCENERY. 2 Vols. 1840. 121 plates.

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