Views in the White Mountains. Large Format Folio, Deluxe Edition with 22 Views. 1879.

Portland, ME: Chisholm Brothers, 1879, 1897 VIEWS in THE WHITE MOUNTAINS 1st Folio Format, 1879. PREFACE, CONTENTS; Mount Kearsarge, Mount Washington from Intervale, The Frankenstein Trestle, The Old Willey House, The Willey-Brook Bridge, The Great Railway Cut, The White-Mountain Notch, from Elephant's Head, The Crawford House from Elephant's Head, The Fabyan House, Jacob's Ladder on the Mount-Washington Railway, Lizzie Bourne's Monument, The Summit House, Mount Washington, The Presidential Range, from the Glen House, The Glen-Ellis Falls, The Crystal Cascade., The Glen House, View from Bethlehem, Echo Lake, Franconia Notch, The Franconia Notch, Echo Lake, and the Profile House, The Profile, or Old Man of the Mountains, The Flume. SCARCE: 50 pages with 22 Photo Illustrations, each followed by a lengthy description by Francis Moses Sweetser . This is the coveted Deluxe Folio size, Largest of 4 Editions (24mo. 16 mo., 8vo., & Folio ) published in this scarce series with 10-22 Photo Illustrations in each. Some Sizes were also sub-divided into 3 editions designated by 1, 2, or 3 stars on the front cover. Each of these Star Edition corresponded to a different area of the White Mountains with different views but also having a few in common. Bright Blue (Brilliant) Cloth, Gilt Titles with gilt decorations and rules. Good to Very Good overall, Spine and covers are worn with wear-through at corners and spine ends the text-block is loose being quite heavy for the thin spine to carry. Contents are VG to NF with NO writing, tears, dog-ears or other signs of human nonsense/damage. The plate images were printed on thicker, higher quality paper and have remained quite nice and contrasty. All edges gilt. A nice example, scarce in any condition.