CANADIAN SCENERY // ILLUSTRATED
London: George Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, c. 1842. Binding: Contemporary quarter green-brown calf with matching cloth boards, spine with four raised gilt designed bands; compartments in blind and gilt floral design, gilt title on two and four; matching marbled endpapers; all edges marbled; with tissue guards., Notes: “Bartlett made four voyages to the United States and Canada between the years 1836 and 1852, the fruits of which appeared in American Scenery in 1840 and Canadian Scenery in 1842 with text by N.P. Willis”(Harper). “In autumn of 1836 in company with Willis he visited Niagara Falls and presumably was briefly in Canada. Journeyed from Halifax to Niagara in 1838, completing 117 sepia wash drawings which were engraved and published with text by Willis in a two volume Canadian Scenery in 1840” (DNB). The engravings were produced by Willis, Cousen and others.
, Size: Quarto (274mm x 210mm)., Illustration: Illustrated with one signed portrait of Bartlett by H. Room and B. Holl (vol I); one full page map of Canada (vol I), plus 119 engraved plates by Bartlett (both vols.); these include two engraved titles - each with a large vignette: “Wigwam in the Forest” (vol I) and “The horse-shoe fall” (vol II) - and a frontispiece to vol II entitled “Montreal from the Mountain”.
, Volume: Two volumes., Provenance: Manuscript notation on verso of first upper free endpaper of vol I: “Mr. Coudani Copy // Albert Britnel”; third upper free endpapers of vols I&II manuscript note, possibly signature of owner: “Allen”. , References: Ref: Alston 7673; Sabin 3786; Lande 2310, Pages: P. Vol I: manuscript note, bl. (2), owner’s signature, frontispiece portrait, engraved title “Wigwam…”, bl., title, printer’s note, list of engravings, bl. (2), map of Canada, 1-128 with 53 engraved plates throughout the text; vol II: bl. (4), owner’s signature, frontispiece “Montreal…”, engraved title “The horse-shoe fall”, bl., title, printer’s note, list of engravings, bl., 1-116 with 63 engraved plates throughout the text., Category: Book Canada; Book Plate Books General;. A fine example with text and plates clean and crisp. A handsome set in attractive contemporary binding. Item #B5735
Binding: Contemporary quarter green-brown calf with matching cloth boards, spine with four raised gilt designed bands; compartments in blind and gilt floral design, gilt title on two and four; matching marbled endpapers; all edges marbled; with tissue guards., Notes: “Bartlett made four voyages to the United States and Canada between the years 1836 and 1852, the fruits of which appeared in American Scenery in 1840 and Canadian Scenery in 1842 with text by N.P. Willis”(Harper). “In autumn of 1836 in company with Willis he visited Niagara Falls and presumably was briefly in Canada. Journeyed from Halifax to Niagara in 1838, completing 117 sepia wash drawings which were engraved and published with text by Willis in a two volume Canadian Scenery in 1840” (DNB). The engravings were produced by Willis, Cousen and others.
, Size: Quarto (274mm x 210mm)., Illustration: Illustrated with one signed portrait of Bartlett by H. Room and B. Holl (vol I); one full page map of Canada (vol I), plus 119 engraved plates by Bartlett (both vols.); these include two engraved titles - each with a large vignette: “Wigwam in the Forest” (vol I) and “The horse-shoe fall” (vol II) - and a frontispiece to vol II entitled “Montreal from the Mountain”.
, Volume: Two volumes., Provenance: Manuscript notation on verso of first upper free endpaper of vol I: “Mr. Coudani Copy // Albert Britnel”; third upper free endpapers of vols I&II manuscript note, possibly signature of owner: “Allen”. , References: Ref: Alston 7673; Sabin 3786; Lande 2310, Pages: P. Vol I: manuscript note, bl. (2), owner’s signature, frontispiece portrait, engraved title “Wigwam…”, bl., title, printer’s note, list of engravings, bl. (2), map of Canada, 1-128 with 53 engraved plates throughout the text; vol II: bl. (4), owner’s signature, frontispiece “Montreal…”, engraved title “The horse-shoe fall”, bl., title, printer’s note, list of engravings, bl., 1-116 with 63 engraved plates throughout the text., Category: Book Canada; Book Plate Books General;.
Price: $2,300.00