The Country Seats of the United States of North America, with some Scenes connected with them

by William Birch

$45,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Half red morocco over marble paper boards A fine copy of one of the rarest collections of American views and together with Birch's 'Philadelphia' the earliest books of their kind published in America. Country Seats principally depicts views near Philadelphia, but also shows estates in Virginia most notably Mount Vernon , New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Louisiana. Birch and his sons, Thomas and George, collaborated on the work, combining line and stipple

• Binding: Leather

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.