Willis N P Text (6 results)

Condition: Sehr gut. Two Volumes. 27 x 21 cm. Vol.1: 170 pages & 62 Plates / Vol.2: 186 pages & 60 Plates. Lacks portrait of Mr. Willis, otherwise contains all Plates as listed. The Plates of 'Carrickfergus Castle' and 'Carrigogunnell Castle' are both present but are in each others place. Uniform contemporary half calf over cloth covered boards. Black spine label with gilt title. See images. Very good condition. Complete with all Plates with the exception of the listed Portrait of Mr. Willis, which appears to be missing from all copies. Sturdy bindings, but rubbed and bumped with minor losses. Internally clean, with occasonal mild foxing / age darkening. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed. Small name & address sticker of another owner on front paste downs. A very nice set.

Hard. Condition: Very Good. William H. Bartlett (illustrator). 1st. First edition. 2 volumes bound in 3/4 green leather with raised bands, all edge gilting, marbled endpapers. Published London: George Virtue, 1840. Large 4to., 8 3/4" x 11", 140pp.,+map+66 engravings+engraved title; state A of volume 2, with contents page numbered, 106pp.,+53 engravings+engraved title. Magnificent views of the Eastern United States before industrialization altered the landscape. Bartlett was a skilled landscape artist with a keen eye. He travelled extensively in the U.S. and Canada. Ocassional foxing to the plates and tissue guards, Light wear/rubbing to extremities, faded area to the cloth of volume two, mild outer hinge starting. Very good.

Hard. Condition: Very Good. William H. Bartlett (illustrator). 1st. First edition. 2 volumes bound in extra gilt-ornamental red full leather with panels, raised bands, all edge gilting, gilt edge decorations, colored endpapers, ribbon markers. Bookplate of former U.S. Senator and Congressman William L. Scott (Virginia Republican) on pastedown in each volume. Published London: George Virtue, 1840. Large 4to., 8 3/4" x 11", 140pp.,+map+66 engravings+engraved title; state A of volume 2, with contents page numbered, 106pp.,+53 engravings+engraved title. Magnificent views of the Eastern United States before industrialization altered the landscape. Bartlett was a skilled landscape artist with a keen eye. He traveled extensively in the U.S. and Canada. Internally fine with no toning or foxing, plates nearly immaculate under tissue guards. Joints and corners rubbed, front joint of one volume starting. Very good, near fine internally.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 92pp. Quarto [32.5cm]. Brown cloth over boards, with elaborate titles and designs stamped in black and gilt on spine and boards. All edges gilt. Spine is mildly rolled and spine ends are lightly scuffed. Textblock threatening to crack in spots. Ex-library, with a bookplate affixed to front pastedown and notations on the spine and rear pastedown. Including illustrated poems by American and English authors.

2 Bände. 4° (27 x 22 cm). 3 Bl., 148 Seiten. Mit 65 Stahlstichen sowie dem gestochenen Porträt von Bartlett sowie einer Titelvignette (1. Band). 2 Bl., 121 Seiten. Mit 52 Stahlstichen sowie einer Titelvignette sowie der gestochenen Faltkarte (2. Band). Halbleder der Zeit mit marmoriertem Schnitt. (Einbände berieben, Leder etwas rissig, Lederbezug an den Ecken abgerieben. Band 2 am Buchblock an zwei Ecken durchgehend bestoßen. Jeweils Exlibrisschild auf dem Innendeckel. Wenige Stockflecken). -- Faltkarte abweichend von Inhaltsverzeichnis im 2. Band eingebunden. -- Mit 117 Stahlstichen, zuzüglich den beiden gestochenen Titeln der amerikanischen Ausgabe und dem gestochenen Porträt von Bartlett und nicht zu vergessen der gestochenen Faltkarte.

2 Volumes. 4to. pp. 2 p.l., 124; 2 p.l., 108. engraved map, 2 additional engraved titles & 118 engraved plates. contemporary half calf (rubbed, corners worn, scattered light foxing).