DANA, Charles Anderson (1819-1897), editor. The United States Illustrated; in Views of City and Country. New York: Herrmann J. Meyer, [ca 1855].

2 volumes in one, 4to (292 x 225 mm). Hafl-titles, engraved frontispieces, 2 additional engraved title-pages, 77 engraved plates. (Some minor spotting to text and plates.) Contemporary half brown morocco gilt, spine in 5 compartments with 4 raised bands gilt, edges gilt (text block detached from covers, some light wear and soiling). Provenance: Edwin Wentworth (signature, Canton); Dudley Bell Priester (1923-2017), Mississippi River collector and bibliographer (sold Bloomsbury, 20 November 2009, lot 70).

FIRST EDITION with steel-engraved plates, most after Herrmann J. Meyer. Scenes depict the United States, including views of the East Coast, the Mississippi Valley, and California. Includes an engraving and 10pp. of text about Nauvoo, the Mormon settlement in Illinois. Howes D-45; Flake 2657; Sabin 18396 (calling for only 36 plates).

Property from the Collection of Perry B. Hansen