Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - SCARCE PANORAMA MEASURING 48in x 9in [122cm x 22.5cm]-[eng.] SMILLIE (James David, American artist, cofounder of the American Watercolor Society and New York Etching Club, 1833-1909); MALLORY (Richard Parrot, American artist, 1813-1890).A panoramic view from Bunker Hill monument. (Boston): Redding & Co., 1845. First edition. 16pp. Text with one illustration. Full page engraved frontispiece (laid down to inside of front cover) and fold-out panorama on 7 panels measuring approx. 48in x 9in (122cm x 22.5cm). Printed card covers, linen spine. Size: 4to (23cm x 18cm).Good only condition. Panorama rather age-toned, in particular along folds. Wear to edge of first panel. Three folds reinforced on the rear with achival tape. Some general edge-wear and a few small nicks / closed tears. Some browning and marking to covers. Wear to corners. Some spotting to frontispiece and pale stain to upper left corner. Rebacked. Text loose in one block (as published), minor age-toning and spotting and pale stain to lower corner of leaves. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images closely.An impressive 7-panel panorama of Bunker Hill and the famous monument commemorating the battle in the American War of Independence. Measures 48in in length. This example includes an engraved frontispiece, which doesn't seem to be present in other copies we have seen. key words:
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Binding: Hardback
Place of Publication: Boston
Non-Fiction Subject: History & Military
Language: English
Illustrator: [eng.] James Smillie after R. P. Mallory
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region: North America
Publisher: Redding & Co.
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1848
