SPRINGS, WATER-FALLS, SEA-BATHING RESORTS, AND MOUNTAIN SCENERY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA; GIVING AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRINCIPAL MINERAL SPRINGS. WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MOST FASHIONABLE WATERING-PLACES, MOUNTAIN RESORTS, &c. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. New York: Published by J. Disturnell, 197 Broadway, 1855. 12mo. pp. [i-ii: blank] [i-iii] iv-vi [vii] [ix] x-xii] [13] 14-227 [228-240: ads], flyleaves at front and rear, 4 engraved views (including frontispiece with tissue guard), 4 maps (including 2 folding), publisher's decorated blue cloth, front and rear panels stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, yellow endpapers. First Edition. Includes descriptions of the White Mountains (pp. 23-46), Balston Spa and Saratoga Springs (pp. 66-81), Catskill Mountains (pp. 113-114), the Adirondacks (pp. 114-116), and more, including the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands. Emphasis is on scenery and resorts in the eastern and upper midwestern United States and eastern Canada. Includes a folded 1855 map of "The White Mountains of New Hampshire" and a smaller "Map of Lake Champlain and Route Between Albany and Montreal." Sabin 20322. Not in Bent. Plum 1186. Early owner's penciled name and address on the front free endpaper. Tiny bookplate of Warren Manning affixed to the front paste-down. Corner tips slightly rounded; light fading to covers & spine; a nearly fine copy.
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