The Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated in a Series of Views

Lot 183
26.05.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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$ 40 320
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Lot 183 | The Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated in a Series of Views
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$ 30 000 – 50 000
The Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated in a Series of ViewsJohn Caspars Wild, 1841-42WILD, John Caspar (1804-1846) and THOMAS, Lewis Foulk (1808-1868). The Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated in a Series of Views. St Louis, MO: Chambers and Knapp, 1841-42. "The all-around most desirable midwestern book in existence," eight of nine parts (Bay). "This is the first illustrated book printed West of the Mississippi. Once again, European training underlay an American product. The artist John Caspar Wild, originally from Zurich, emigrated to Philadelphia in the early 1830s. There he published Views of Philadelphia, which established a formula used again in this work: a series of individual scenes around the city, capped off with a four-part panorama. In St. Louis, Wild executed his sweeping vista of the city from the roof of the Planter's Hotel. As with so many book issued in parts, the final numbers are far rarer than the first" (America Pictured to the Life). This copy is lacking part 2, as well as two plates from the other part, but does include the "Extra" supplement to part 3. Part 1 was issued without a title page. The final part refers to a part 10, but this was never published. Howes T-178 ("dd"); America Pictured to the Life 14; Sabin 103972. Eight parts bound in one (of nine), quarto (291 x 231mm). General title with lithograph vignette, separate titles for parts 3-6 and 8-9, 27 plates, 4 of which folding, 3 mounted on India paper [part 1], and an engraved plan (of 34, lacking part 2 and 7 plates; dampstaining and spotting, worse at top edge, a few pages including title with heavy repairs around edges, some small repairs and reinforcements mostly at edges, a few engravings with closed tears at folds). Later roan-backed cloth boards, wrappers for parts 3-9 bound in (spine perished and boards detached but sewing holding). Custom chemise and slipcase.
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