Buy this book on-line Bryant, William Cullen (editor) : Picturesque America, 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. (2 volumes)D. Appleton & Company, NY, 1872
Publisher's heavily embossed and gilt embossed designs, gilt lettering. TEG. Approx. 600 pp. total in set. 47 steel engravings plus 2 engraved itle pages, VG+ internally, extremities of leather show scuffing at beveled edges and hinge lines, still a firm and solid set, just lovely, Fascinating historical insight on America's attractions is presented in this rare six-volume set, interspersed with exquisite, crisp, clean steel engravings. Interior is sublime for its age--a captivating set all around. Engravings in volume 1 are as follows:1. Niagara2. Cascade in Virginia3. Mount Desert Coast of Maine4. On the Coast of Florida5. Mount Hood from Columbia River6. Richmond from the James7. Delaware Water Gap8. Smokey Mountains Eastern Tennessee9. Mount Washington Road10. Highlands of the Neversink11. Cumberland Gap12. City of New Orleans13. Upper Falls of the Yellowstone14. Harper's Ferry by Moonlight15. The Chickahominy16. Baptism Bay Lake Superior17. Mount Shasta18. Mirror Lake Yosemite Valley19. City of Providence20. Indian Rock Narragansett21. City of Buffalo22. City of Cleveland23. City of Detroit24. The Golden Gate Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Bryant, William Cullen (editor) : Picturesque America, 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. (2 volumes). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, livres anciens, out of print books, livres rares and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |