Set First Edition Leather Bound Books: Canadian Scenery by N. P. Willis, Vol I-II
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Set First Edition Leather Bound Books: Canadian Scenery by N. P. Willis, Vol I-II

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DETAILS A scarce antique first edition set of books titled Canadian Scenery, complete in (2) volumes. Bartlett made four trips to the United States and Canada (1836-52), which he illustrated in the books American Scenery (1840) and Canadian Scenery (1842) with text by N.P. Willis. PROVENANCE Property of a gentleman (Montreal, Quebec, Canada). Acquired from: Francis Edwards (83 Marylebone High Street, London, England), August 10, 1979. TITLE Canadian Scenery PUBLISHER George Virtue (London, England) BINDING Full black leather hardcover binding, with blind tooling, gilt lettering ILLUSTRATED 117 Plates | Artist: William Henry Bartlett (British, 1809-54) LANGUAGE English EDITION First edition SUBJECT(S) Travel and Adventure PLACE OF ORIGIN England | United Kingdom AUTHOR(S) Nathaniel Parker Willis Esq. (American, 1806-67) PERIOD Queen Victoria (1837-1901) | Early 19th century DATE Copyright 1842 DIMENSIONS (2) Width 9 Depth 1.25 Height 11.25 inches Vol. II 128 pagesVol. II 116 pages COND

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