American scenery; or land, lake and river. Illustrations of transatlantic nature. From drawings by W.H. Bartlett.

2 vol., 4to: [front. portr.-2]-vi-140, [2]-iv-106 pp. (spotting).

Contemp. half calf (sl. rubbed), marbled paper on covers, gilt spine with 4 raised bands (rubbed, joints, heads & tails with some def.), marbled endpapers, marbled edges. Good copy.

First edition, illustrated with 2 (id.) engr. titles ( "Entrance to the Hudson Highlands, near Newburgh"), portrait of Bartlett, the itinerary map and 117 (65, 52) fine steel engravings based on the drawings by W.H. Bartlett (1809-1854), made during his 1835 journey through the northeastern states of the USA. They show in a rather romantic manner the most famous and picturesque sites of the country, such as buildings, towns and scenery, before industrialisation: i.a. Niagara Falls, Washington's tomb, Sing-Sing, Boston, New York Bay, Yale College, the White House, the Capitol, etc.
Ref. Sabin 3784. - Abbey Travel II:651. - BL.
Prov. "Isabella Cotton 24 May 1856" & "John A. Weir 15th July 1921" (mss entries on flylvs).