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New York & London: George Routledge & Sons, Beatty & Co., Lithographers, 126 to 130 Reade St., [1886]. 32mo. 3.25 x 4.25 in. [24 pp (unpaginated).], colour chromolith illustrated title, frontisp., colour chromolithography throughout, gilt lettering, a.e.g. to textblock. Colour-chromolithograph softcovers, scalloped yapp fore-edges, punch-sewn at gutter margin w/ white silk ribbon (1 tie perished, small corner chip front cover, tear & scuff to upper fore-edge back cover), still G copy. First edition of this very scarce novelty miniature Japanese-American Almanac, illustrated with chromolithography and featuring the days of each month, phases of the moon, and illustrations drawing from Japanese woodblock export artwork of the era. Also issued in hand-coloured and embossed boards, the chromolithograph version was sold originally for .25¢ advertised in Scribner’s Christmas 1886 issue of The Book Buyer, Vol. III, No. 11, Dec., 1886. Worldcat locates 4 copies (Princeton, Indiana U, AAS, Japanese…
Read More Crawford's Early (PEACH). by CHROMOLITHOGRAPH - AMERICAN) - No date. Ca. 1890s.
by CHROMOLITHOGRAPH - AMERICAN)
Crawford's Early (PEACH).
by CHROMOLITHOGRAPH - AMERICAN)
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New York.. No date. Ca. 1890s.. Chromolithograph on sheet 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Very good condition. Printed by Rochester Litho. Co., Rochester, New York (from a nurseryman's catalogue). .
- Bookseller oldimprints.com (US)
- Book Condition Used
- Place of Publication New York.
- Date Published No date. Ca. 1890s.
- Keywords Chromolithographs, fruit, gardening, horticulture, New York, print, United States, zz_22_WS_40_off, zzprintg