Creating Picturesque America: Monument to the Natural and Cultural Landscape by Sue Rainey - 1995-06

Nashville/London. Vanderbilt University Press. Copyright 1994. HARDCOVER.. VG/VG+ dj. Scattered, light underlining in pencil; mostly Chapter 1 and Bibliography: no names, covers clean. Jacket has one tiny spine tear taped on reverse else complete/clean/crisp. Octavo. Profusely illustrated in b&w: reproductions & facsimiles. xviii. + 384pp. + blanks. Source Notes, Bibliography, Index. Green cloth covers, gilt lettered spine. First Edition 1994 so stated. 1st Printing per print number line.

Vanderbilt University Press, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clean and tight. DJ with a hint of wear. First Printing.

Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University Press, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1994. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. xvii, 373pp+ index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. Inscribed and signed by Rainey on the half title page.

Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: Vanderbilt Univ Pr, 1995. Book. As New. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1st.Edition, 1st. Printing 1995, Green cloth hardcover in the dust jacket, 383 page book with many black & white full page illustrations . Inscribed by the author . Condition : As New , with ex-owners note tipped to the back FF. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author with inscription, "To John, Janet and Douglas Westerberg, Yankee Peddler and fellow book and print lovers, with my best wishes. Sue Rainey June 1, 1997." Front jacket flap creased. 1994 Hard Cover. xvii, 383 pp. This study analyzes the images and messages contained in the subscription book that celebrated the variety and potential of America's landscapes and cities in the decade after the Civil War, exploring how the book presented reassuring images and avoided disturbing social problems. It looks at Picturesque America 's images of women and minorities, and its portrayal of reconciliation between the South and the North and the incorporation of the West. Includes black-and-white illustrations from the original books.