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GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY

GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY

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Green-Wood Illustrated.   In highly finished Line Engraving, From Drawings Taken on the Spot by James Smillie.  By Nehemiah Cleveland.  [6], 108, [2] pp.  Illustrated with engraved map, additional engraved title-page and 21 full page engraved plates.  New York: R. Martin, 1847.  BOUND WITH:

 Mount Auburn Illustrated.   In highly finished Line Engraving, From Drawings Taken on the Spot by James Smillie.  By Conelia W. Walter.  [5], 6-120 pp followed by [4] pp list of subscribers.  Illustrated with engraved map, additional engraved title-page and 20 full page engraved plates.  4to., 265 x 195 mm, bound in publisher’s full brown morocco with blind and gilt-stamped architectural vignettes, a.e.g.  New York: R. Martin, [1847]. 

First Edition.  Properly described within the title, these two works deploy fine line engravings to artistically render these two important American cemeteries. This copy is particularly appealing on account of its condition and the ‘deluxe’ binding featuring a gilt stamped view surrounded by blind stamped monuments on both the front and back.  Binding a little rubbed, upper front joint starting, near fine.     

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