Bryant William Cullent (3 results)

Leather. Condition: Fair. 188p. A largeb hardcover book bound in full leather with ornate gilt decorations and gilt foredges. FAIR condition. Front cover detached and edges heavily scuffed, but block of pages remains tightly bound in itself, and back cover is still fully attached. Early owner's faint signature on front endpaper. Occasional smudged fingerprints, age-related blemishes, and flecks of staining in the margins. Foxing on the tissue covering the plates. All pages tanned with age. Otherwise, text unmarked. A mid-19th century treasury of literary essays celebrating America's natural beauty, illustrated with black and white plates. Measures approx. 11.75" x 8.75".…

NY 1897. Illustrated, 10.5x7", half leather, cloth.

First edition. First edition. 57, [1]; [3]-63, [1]; [3]-76; [3]-64; [5]-106; [3]-156 pp, lacking section titles. 8vo. Inscribed on verso of front free endpaper to the editor of the Edinburgh Review: "For Fra[ncis] Jeffrey Esq. In a mark of respect from a friend of the Author. Boston, April 1823" First edition of Richard Henry Dana, Sr's, essay periodical, modeled in part on Irving's Sketchbook (which Dana references in his preface). Issued in 6 parts, and here bound-up in one volume, with the part titles removed. Dana contributed most of the content, including two short novellas and essays on various topics. William Cullent Bryant contributed poetry, his "Green River," "The West Wind," "The Burial Place" and others published here for the first time. BAL 4415-16, 4418-22 & 1588 (for Bryant) Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Rebacked, preserving original spine, heavy spotting and foxing 57, [1]; [3]-63, [1]; [3]-76; [3]-64; [5]-106; [3]-156 pp, lacking section titles. 8vo. Signed. …