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Étienne-Jean DELÉCLUZELivre Rare Book

Notice sur la vie et les ouvrages de Léopold Robert suivie de la description des quatre tableaux de ce peintre

Willis, Nathaniel Parker, author; Bartlett, William Henry, drawings by:Biblio.com

CANADIAN SCENERY // ILLUSTRATED

1842B5735London: George Virtue 26 Ivy Lane c. 1842. . A fine example with text and plates clean and crisp. A handsome set in attractive contemporary binding. Binding: Contemporary quarter green-brown calf with matching cloth boards spine with four raised gilt designed bands; compartments in blind and gilt floral design gilt title on two and four; matching marbled endpapers; all edges marbled; with tissue guards. Notes: â€œBartlett made four voyages to the United States and Canada between the years 1836 and 1852 the fruits of which appeared in American Scenery in 1840 and Canadian Scenery in 1842 with text by N.P. Willisâ€Harper. â€œIn autumn of 1836 in company with Willis he visited Niagara Falls and presumably was briefly in Canada. Journeyed from Halifax to Niagara in 1838 completing 117 sepia wash drawings which were engraved and published with text by Willis in a two volume Canadian Scenery in 1840â€ DNB. The engravings were produced by Willis Cousen and others. <br> Size: Quarto 274mm x 210mm. Illustration: Illustrated with one signed portrait of Bartlett by H. Room and B. Holl vol I; one full page map of Canada vol I plus 119 engraved plates by Bartlett both vols.; these include two engraved titles - each with a large vignette: â€œWigwam in the Forestâ€ vol I and â€œThe horse-shoe fallâ€ vol II - and a frontispiece to vol II entitled â€œMontreal from the Mountainâ€. <br> Volume: Two volumes. Provenance: Manuscript notation on verso of first upper free endpaper of vol I: â€œMr. Coudani Copy // Albert Britnelâ€; third upper free endpapers of vols I&II manuscript note possibly signature of owner: â€œAllenâ€. References: Ref: Alston 7673; Sabin 3786; Lande 2310 Pages: P. Vol I: manuscript note bl. 2 ownerâ€™s signature frontispiece portrait engraved title â€œWigwamâ€¦â€ bl. title printerâ€™s note list of engravings bl. 2 map of Canada 1-128 with 53 engraved plates throughout the text; vol II: bl. 4 ownerâ€™s signature frontispiece â€œMontrealâ€¦â€ engraved title â€œThe horse-shoe fallâ€ bl. title printerâ€™s note list of engravings bl. 1-116 with 63 engraved plates throughout the text. Category: Book Canada; Book Plate Books General; George Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane hardcover

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