The Foresters, A Poetic Account Of A Walking Journey To The Falls Of Niagara In The Autumn Of 1804 [Bird & Bull Press] Wilson, Alexander; Wesley W. Bates, Wood Engravings Nature,Poetry,Private Press

Hardcover. Number 108 or 150 copies. This lovely book of verse recounts Alexander Wilson's 1804 "pedestrian journey" with two companions to Niagara Falls in 1804. Wilson (1766-1813) was a poet, weaver, and reformer born in Scotland and died in Philadelphia. According to this book's forward, his reputation rests almost entirely upon his monumental American Ornithology, a nine-volume work illustrated with his own drawings. The thirteen beautiful black and white illustrations were the work of Wesley Bates, a Canadian, considered one of the top wood engravers of North America. Bound by the Campbell-Logan Bindery in green silk cloth with a brown leather backstrip with a green title label, and with a facsimile of Wilson's signature in gilt on the front cover. Printed with Dante types on Arches Mouldmade Paper. Housed in a green cloth slipcase. Accompanied by the prospectus and an inserted slip offering The Foresters illustrations as prints suitable for framing. In fine condition. Measures 6 x 9.5 inches. vii-x, 112 pages. PRI/032124.