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"Picturesque America", Volumes 1 and 2 Edited by William Cullen Bryant, with Dozens of Large Engrave

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
 Picturesque America , Volumes 1 and 2 Edited by William Cullen Bryant, with Dozens of Large Engrave
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This item SOLD at 2024 Jul 23 @ 16:01UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Two volume set of books titled "Picturesque America",,,,,, published in 1872 and 1874 by D. Appleton & Co. They describe the book as 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. With illustrations on steel and wood by eminent American artists. Among the prominent artists were Thomas Moran, Harry Fenn, and Granville Perkins. Picturesque America was first published by Appleton's as a serial, received semi-monthly by subscribers. Once their subscription was complete, the serials would be bound into a two-volume set, a variety of binding options available for the original 1872 and 1874 books. Picturesque America took readers on a tour of America through art and writing. It included 65 essays written by various authors, and was illustrated by 900 wood and 50 steel engravings. The engravings were done by variety of high skilled artists off of original drawings, mostly composed by artist Harry Fenn, the most prominent landscape illustrator in the US at the time. Books range from Good to Fine condition. (2). Sold "AS IS" no returns accepted.