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 pages
Vol. II 116 pages
CONDITION
Note: some foxing.