The Danube: Its History, Scenery, and Topography, Splendidly Illustrated, from Sketches Taken on the Spot by Abresch, and Drawn by W.H. Bartlett.
London and New York: Virtue & Co., c. 1844. Edition: First edition, Binding: Publisher’s gilt embossed cloth with original elaborate gilt designs on rebacked spine, edges gilt. , Notes: W.H. Bartlett was one of the most prolific and popular European traveler-artists of the 19th century. The engravings show views of the Danube, starting from Ulm and going on to Passau, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, and finally ending at Sulina at the mouth of the Danube., Size: 4to, Illustration: Complete with 80 plates, including the engraved title, the map, and 78 steel-engraved plates, as well as a title page with the printer's device and a profusion of woodcuts, all detailing the scenery around the Danube River. , Pages: P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, preface iii-iv, plate listing v-vi, contents vii-viii, 1-236., Category: Book Europe General; Book Voyages General;. Occasional light browning, otherwise a very good example, text and plates are clean. Item #B3017
Edition: First edition, Binding: Publisher’s gilt embossed cloth with original elaborate gilt designs on rebacked spine, edges gilt. , Notes: W.H. Bartlett was one of the most prolific and popular European traveler-artists of the 19th century. The engravings show views of the Danube, starting from Ulm and going on to Passau, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, and finally ending at Sulina at the mouth of the Danube., Size: 4to, Illustration: Complete with 80 plates, including the engraved title, the map, and 78 steel-engraved plates, as well as a title page with the printer's device and a profusion of woodcuts, all detailing the scenery around the Danube River. , Pages: P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, preface iii-iv, plate listing v-vi, contents vii-viii, 1-236., Category: Book Europe General; Book Voyages General;.
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