Views and Viewmakers of Urban America: Lithographs of Towns and Cities in the United States and Canada, Notes on the Artists and Publishers, and a Union Catalog of Their Work, 1825-1925

Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1985. Appears unread. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. The jacket has one short (1/4 inch) closed tear to its rear panel. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently never read. NO foxing. Beautifully illustrated with 90 b/w plates and 13 in striking full color. Full title: VIEWS AND VIEWMAKERS OF URBAN AMERICA: LITHOGRAPHS OF TOWNS AND CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, NOTES ON THE ARTISTS AND PUBLISHERS, AND A UNION CATALOG OF THEIR WORK, 1825-1925. Bound in the original red cloth, stamped in bright gold over a dark red panel on the spine. From the dust jacket: "Nineteenth-century Americans hungered for pictures of their country, and among the numerous images they bought -- everything from sailing ships to patriotic tableaux -- views of cities and towns may have been the most popular... Now, in a monumental undertaking, John Reps has gathered information on every known view and provided that information in the form of a union catalog that will be invaluable to anyone interesting in nineteenth-century America. Never before has access to this pictorial resource been possible with such ease. Reps provides specific data on title, date published, size, artist, lithographer, printer, publisher, locations where it can be found, and exhibition or collection catalogs in which it is identified." Oversize Hardcover. 9.5" wide by 12.25" tall by 1.5" thick. This large very heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. Second printing of 1984 original. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xvi, 570pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.