Book of Commonplace. Handwritten poems, accompagnied by 8 steel engravings after Robert W. Weir (5), A. Richardson, Thomas Kelah Wharton, and J. G. Chapman.

Zabriskie, Leo [or Geo ?] M.

Verlag: New York, 1842

Beschreibung

45 leaves, 8 steel engravings. Leather bound album of the time with gilt edges, richly ornamented boards and spine. Contains the following plates, engraved after paintings and mostly taken from Mirror Magazine, N. Y., 1833-1840: Robert W. Weir (1803-1889): 1) North Battery foot of Hubert Street, N.Y. 2) Lunatic Asylum, N. Y. 3) School House, Tappan, N. Y. 4) Washington's Head-quarters, Newburgh, N. Y. 5) Evening, a Scene in the Highlands, N. Y.; Thomas Kelah Wharton: N. Y. from Brooklyn Heights; John Gadsby Chapman (1805-1889): Old Times on Broadway; Andrew Richardson (1799-1876): Distant View of Mount Tom. Parts of the spine are missing, otherwise a good example of the cultural interests of New York society in the 1840s. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 006284

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Book of Commonplace. Handwritten poems, ...

Verlag: New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1842

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: Weir, Robert W., Thomas Kelah Wharton, John Gadsby Chapman and Andrew Richardson

Zustand: Gut