An Illuminated History of North America,,,Illustrtaed with over Four Hundred Engravings

by John Frost

$250 · Offered by Johnnycake Books

First edition

NY: Bill, Witter & Co, 1854. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Blind-stamped leather, gilt-pressed with red leather label to spine. With foldout colored lithograph of San Francisco in 1854 with a short tear along one fold plus color forntispiece. 706p, plus 1 page publisher list. Leather rubbed all over, binding firm. Episodic foxing. Over all, a sound, unsophisticated copy in original binding. Very Good. Item #012747

• Binding: Hardcover

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