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New York: D. Appleton & Co., circa 1872. First Impression. Paperback. In quite good condition.. Demy folio, [33.65cm/13.25inches]. This was one of several parts which were sold by subscription; the buyer being responsible for having all the sets bound by their bookbinder. This is one of about 100 parts. Prefatory to the text is a full page steel engraving of "Washington from Arlington Heights," engraved by Robert Hinshelwood after a painting by W. (Wlliam) Sheppard. Born in Richmond, Virginia, William Sheppard was a watercolorist, illustrator, teacher, and painter. Sheppard enlisted in the Civil War in the Army of Northern Virginia, reaching the rank of engineering officer. It has been written that he devoted most of his spare time to drawing and painting his fellow soldiers, and he is credited for providing valuable visual records of the War from the perspective of a Southerner. After the War, he continued his career as a painter and book illustrator, and as a sculptor, completed a commission,… Read More

Andesite Press, 2017. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: D. Appleton. Good. 1873. First Edition. Paperback. 417-440 pages; Wrappers are edgeworn and separated at spine, steel engraving and other illustrations are clean and in Very Good condition. This is Part 42 of the 48 numbers comprising pages 417 through 440 of the complete work Picturesque America. The individual parts were sent to subscribers in loose gatherings housed in blue printed wrappers as they were published; then subscribers would have them bound to their specifications. 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. This fascicule includes (1) a full page (13.5" x 9.75") steel engraving of East Rock New Haven; (2) end of the chapter The Adirondack Region and beginning of The Connecticut Shore of the Sound; (3) three full page woodcuts -- Clearing a Jam at Great Falls of the Ausable; Glimpses of Greenwich, Stamford and and Norwalk;… Read More

New York: D. Appleton. Good. 1872. First Edition. Paperback. 73-96 pages; Wrappers are edgeworn and separating at spine, steel engraving and other illustrations are clean and in Very Good condition. This is Part 4 of the 48 numbers comprising pages 73 through 96 of the complete work Picturesque America. The individual parts were sent to subscribers in loose gatherings housed in blue printed wrappers as they were published; then subscribers would have them bound to their specifications. 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. This fascicule includes (1) a full page (13.5" x 9.75") steel engraving of Delaware Water Gap engraved by Robert Hinshelwood after a painting by Granville Perkins (1830-1895); (2) the complete chapter on The Natural Bridge, Virginia is present with four woodcut illustrations (2 full page) by Harry Fenn an Henry Linton; (3)… Read More

D. Appleton, 1874. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. In brown full leather. Marbled end papers. Rubbing and wear to leather. A sound copy. Many steel engravings..

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1894. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Half bound black leather & brown cloth covered boards. All edges gilt. 13" x 10-1/4", 331 pages. Well illustrated. Name label on the inside of the front cover. Cover edges & corners worn. Contents fine

D. Appleton and Company. Used - Acceptable. New York: D. Appleton and Company, nd. ca. 1870s. Volume 2. 4to half leather. vi+575pp. Illustrations. Fair book. Lightly marked Ex-Library copy, else Good. Slightly dampstained on fore edge. (United States, Travel, History) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872 &, 1872. Hardcover. Acceptable. 2 volume set. Quartos, 34 cm. Bound in publisher's leather, with gold vignette on cover. Hardcovers. Boards detached. Foxing throughout. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

D. Appleton and Company. Collectible - Acceptable. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872-1874. 1st edition. 2 volume set. 4to. vi,568+viii,576pp. Illus. Fair book. Half leather binding. Joints worn. Corners of vol. 1 bumped and frayed. Vol. 2 boards edgeworn; gilt front board abraded, rear cover detached. Owner's name on title page. Some fore page edges slightly chipped. Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

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.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1874. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Rick Morrall. Gilt decorated Half bound brown leather & cloth covered boards. All edges gilt. Heavy 13" x 10-1/4" book, 576pp. Well illustrated. Cover edges & corners worn. Frontispiece loose, contents otherwise fine.

New York: D. Appleton & Company. VERY CLEAN near fine tight half leather 1894 revised edition hardcover. 720 pages. . Near Fine. Half-Leather. Revised Edition. 1894.

NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1894. Revised Edition. Morocco & Cloth. Very Good. Two volumes, small-folio, 720pp; 30 engraved plates, many other wood and steel engravings, many full-page. Bound in 3/4 brown leather and cloth, embellished gilt title on covers, gilt lettering and blind devices on spines, patterned endpapers, marbled edges. A clean, tight example of this revised edition. 13" x 10" x 1.25" (each volume).

D. Appleton and Company. Collectible - Good. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872. 2 volumes. 4to. viii,568+vi,568pp. Illus. Good book. Half lerather binding. Spine ends chipped. Joints and corners worn. Boards edgeworn. Owner's name on front free endpage verso of vol. 1. Pages spotted; fore page edges slightly dampstained. (United States, Québec, pictorial works) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

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. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US.

D. Appleton and Co, 1872-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 2 volume set. Publisher's moroccan leather binding, gilt ruled, beveled boards. All edges gilt. Hardcover. Front boards detached. vi, 568, viii + 576 p. in 48 pts. : fronts., ill., plates. ; 34 cm. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US.

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 wood-engraved illustrations in the text; shelved above front case. 1349459. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Folio, 6 volumes, original gilt cloth illustrated. Some foxing to text and plates, but many plates are clean. Previous owner name stamped on endpapers. Bindings are chipped and worn at spine and extremities, some hinges are split. Also, slightly bent, but not that noticeable. A very good first edition of this classic set of Americana edited by William Cullen Bryant. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of wood and 49 steel engravings by S.V. Hunt, James Smallie, Thomas Moran, Henry Fenn and others.

D. Appleton and Co, 1872-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2 volume set. Full contemporary leather binding. 5 raised bands, gilt ornamentation down spine. Hardcover. Front boards detached along front hinge of both volumes. A few chips from leather. Scattered foxing vi, 568, viii + 576 p. in 48 pts. : fronts., ill., plates. ; 34 cm. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US.

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. Frontispiece illustrations are protected with tissue guards. Following the success of the 2-volume series Picturesque Europe, Picturesque America employed a similar format, with text and editing assistance from Romantic poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant. This two-volume set and others of the same genre achieved great popularity in the nineteenth century. Their illustrations provided a tour of nineteenth century America, unspoilt and pastoral, its centers of commerce, ports, architecture and natural treasures. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of… Read More