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Willis, Nathaniel Parker (1806-1867) American Scenery; or, Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. London: Virtue, 1840. First edition, two large quarto volumes, illustrated by William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854),with frontispiece portrait of the artist in volume one, and engraved titles in both volumes, map with hand-colored outline of Willis's route, and full-page engravings for a total of 120 plates; bound in full contemporary uniform gold-tooled dark blue morocco, a.e.g., joints rubbed, some discoloration to endleaves, generally good, 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (2)
N.B. These volumes contain many plates of interest depicting scenes in New Hampshire, including the White Mountains, the Hudson River, Boston, Niagara Falls, New and Boston, along with central Pennsylvania and Washington, DC.
Estimate $150-200
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