WILLIS, Nathaniel Parker (1806-1867). American Scenery; or, Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. London: George Virtue, 1840. 2 volumes, 4to (270 x 210 mm). Engraved titles, engraved map, 117 engraved plates (of 118, lacking plate 42), after W.H. Bartlett. (Some mostly marginal spotting or browning.) Contemporary green morocco gilt, edges gilt (rebacked preserving original spine, corners renewed, some light wear). FIRST EDITION. A prospectus proclaims the views "a characteristic Panorama of the Western Worlds; especially in its Lake and River Scenery, which has no parallel in Europe, perhaps not on Earth." Sabin 3784.