Folio (11" x 14") in original pebbled cloth with gilt-lettering on the front cover and spine; [3-], 293 pages. With 4 double-page and 23 full-page lithographs, including three signed in the print by W. W. Denslow; also, with 3 steel-engraved portrait plates, a hand-colored map, and several wood-engraved text illustrations. The three plates signed by Denslow are: "Easton Pa. In 1876. Viewed from Mt. Parnassus" (double-page plate, often considered Denslow's first published work, previously believed to be issued as a separate print), "The Lehigh University" (full-page plate), and "Quarries of Chapman Slate Company" (double-page plate). The double-page plates are both signed "W. W. Denslow"; while the full-page plate is signed with the artist's initials. Each is a finely detailed lithograph. The first plate is the frontispiece, and comprises a splendid view of the city of Easton on the Delaware River. Denslow is best remembered for his work in collaboration with author L. Frank Baum, especially his illustrations for THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ. Front endpaper lacking with the title page reinforced at the gutter; Easton plate with partial tear along centerfold; Lafayette College plate with complete tear along centerfold; Bethlehem and South Bethlehem plate with fold and crease down centerfold; one plate with small chunk out of corner touching image; overall some soiling and darkening. Fraying at bottom of spine with cover a little loose. A Good example of this uncommon book. Seller Inventory # 021353

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Title: HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA;...

Publisher: Peter Fritts, Philadelphia and Reading

Publication Date: 1877

Binding: Hardcover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.

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