first edition Hardcover
1868 · New York, New York
by G.P. Putnam & Son
New York, New York: G.P. Putnam & Son, 1868. 1st edition. Hardcover. G+ cover shows some wear at edges, endpapers bright and intact, foxing and tanning of interior pages. intact tissue covers plates. First quarter of interior shows some water rippling to pages. Covers show slight curvature, possibly from shelf position. Mylar jacket. Stamped brown leather hardcover with gilt lettering and raised bands on spine. Red marbled end papers. Gilt edge interior. pages 108 pp. 16 engravings on card with tissue. Mylar jacket. Attractive brown leather volume with gilt title on spine and gilt-edged pages. Red marbled end papers. Essays and poetry by well-known American authors accompanies engravings by Cole, Church, Cropsey, Durand, Gignoux, Kensett, Miller, Richards, Smillie, Talbot, and Weir.
(Inventory #: 164962)