Early American Wood Engravings
by ANDERSON, Alexander; DUYCKINCK, Evert A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Burr & Boyd, 1877. Retirement home copy (never circulated). Previous owner's neat inscription (from 1884) on second free endpaper. This book is bound in brown stamped, decorated cloth, stamped in gold. Contains a two page intro by Duyckinck and 65 black and white plates by the early American artist, Alexander Anderson. Quite rare (only 13 copies on OCLC). . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. Illus. by Anderson, Alexander. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- abookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011385
- Title
- Early American Wood Engravings
- Author
- ANDERSON, Alexander; DUYCKINCK, Evert A
- Illustrator
- Anderson, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Burr & Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1877
- Keywords
- Art; American; Engravings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Zzpc; NYSHOW2010;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Springtown, Pennsylvania
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