The Hudson, From the Wilderness to the Sea; Illustrated by Three Hundred and Six Engravings on Wood, from Drawings by the Author, and a Frontispiece on Steel
New York: Virtue and Yorston, 1866. Leather bound. [TRAVEL] [ILLUSTRATED]. Virtue and Co., City Road, London, printers. 8vo; vii [i], [1] 2-464pp; red goat, gilt-stamped decorative fillets with corner ornaments, 5 gilt decorated spine compartments and gilt lettering; all edges gilt; gilt dentelles; fp + illustrations in text; historiated letters at chapter start; printer’s tailpiece ornaments; edge scuffing, front hinge starting but tight, age-toned and foxing of eps, fly leaves, fp and title page, clean interior; very good plus. Very good +. Item #1931
A wonderful in-depth look at the Hudson River and the surrounding valley with its towns and important places. The text is accompanied by delicate engravings.
Price: $600.00