...Embracing Natural Scenery and Public Edifices, engraved on steel by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch, and Smillie, from sketches by T. Addison Richardsÿ(American, 1820-1900), edited by William C. Richards, Penfield:ÿW. & W.C. Richards, 1842, rebound with original spine laid down, with gilt decorated front board, aeg, illustrated with 12 engraved plates and engraved title page (complete), Sabin 70963, Howes R-252; Provenance: Sondley Reference Library, Asheville, North Carolina (bookplate); William Reese Company, New Haven, Connecticut, purchased May 19, 2003 for $1,500 (accompanied by original receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia
Condition
with "Sondley Reference Library" Asheville, North Carolina bookplate on front pastedown, very good with some loss at the extremities, corners bumped, toning and foxing