Lot 200: BRYANT, William Cullen (1794-1878, editor).

BRYANT, William Cullen (1794-1878, editor). Picturesque America; Or, The Land We Live In ... With Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists. New York: D. Appleton and Company,1872-74. 2 volumes, 4to (320 x 240mm). 2 engraved frontispieces, 2 additional engraved titles and 45 engraved plates, wood-engraved illustrations, some full-page (occasional light spotting, a few leaves with marginal staining). Contemporary half roan, spines gilt with black morocco lettering-pieces (extremities rubbed, some scratching, inner hinges reinforced). Provenance: "Edward Standing, from his friend, J.H.S., Philadelphia, Oct 5, 1901" (inscription on front free endpaper of vol. one). FIRST EDITION. Sabin 62692. (2)