[CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS]. [A COLLECTION OF SIX HAND-COLORED ENGRAVINGS FROM "THE GREAT WEST"]

Howe, Henry

Verlag: George F. Tuttle, New York, 1858

Beschreibung

A quantity of six hand-colored engravings extracted from a bound volume of Howe's "The Great West," versos blank, evidence of offsetting from printed pages opposite, inner margins ragged where removed, somewhat browned. These are original engravings, NOT reproductions! A quantity of six original hand-colored engravings from Howe's "The Great West" (1858), suitable for framing. The full title of the book is instructive: "The Great West; Containing Narratives of the Most Important and Interesting Events in Western History - Remarkable Individual Adventures - Sketches of Frontier Life -Descriptions of Natural Curiosities." The subjects of the engravings are: 1. Emigrant Camp 2. San Francisco (NB: this is a very early view!) 3. Heroism of a Pioneer Woman 4. Caravan of Emigrants for California 5. View in the Ruins of the Alamo 6. Gold Miners' Camp. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4028

Bibliografische Details

Titel: [CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS]. [A COLLECTION OF SIX...

Verlag: George F. Tuttle, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1858

Zustand: Fair

Auflage: First Edition.