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New York: Charles Scrimber's Son, 1892. 8vo. 245 x 180 mm., [9 ½ inches x 7 inches]. xvii, 435 pp. Illustrated with 18 plates. Original publisher’s cloth, medallion on upper cover, and title and author gilt on spine. Binding a bit soiled and lightly faded, but sound and attractive. Bookplate..... More
Boston: Eastburn's Press, 1844. 8vo. 213 x 140 mm., [8 ¼ x 5 ½ inches]. 8pp. Original printed wrappers, removed from a pamphlet volume, wanting the rear wrapper. Rare exhibition pamphlet that opens with the 29 verses from Chapter V of the Book of Daniel which begins, “Belshazzar the King..... More
New York: Printed by R. & G.S. Wood, [1830]. 8vo. 210 x 125 mm. [8 x 5 ¼ inches]. 54 pp. Removed from pamphlet volume; paper stock lightly toned at margins; newspaper article from the Evening Star dated 1834 is pasted to final blank. With faults a good copy. First..... More
Philadelphia: Crissy & Markley, Printers, 1858. Large 8vo. 245 x 165 mm., [9 ½ x 6 ½ inches]. 8 pp. Orig. printed wrappers (top corner chipped). Rare Philadelphia auction catalogue which lists 35 paintings and engravings by T. Birch, A. B. Durand, E. Leutze., and others, and 37 elegantly illustrated..... More
New York: Printed for the Association, 1844. 8vo. 218 x 130 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ¼ inches]. 38 pp. Wood engraved frontispiece, (detached, with piece missing from caption). Pamphlet removed from binding; text foxed. Issued annually from 1839 to 1943, this being the final issue of the association. The..... More
N.p. (New York): Thos. A. Doyle, ca. 1830. 8vo. 240 x 150 mm., [9 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches]. 4 pp. Printed drop title. Margins show some discoloration, edges a bit fragile, otherwise a very good copy. Unrecorded early American art auction catalogue, marked in pencil in places with prices..... More
Boston: Prentiss & Deland, Printers, 1860. 8vo., 235 x 145 mm., [9 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches]. 20 pp. Original printed wrappers, stitched as issued. Wrappers and paper stock showing some light soiling but otherwise a very good copy. The director of the Athenaeum Alfred Ordway and his committee consisting..... More
Boston: Printed by William White and H. P. Lewis, 1842. 12mo. 183 x 120 mm., [ 7 ¼ x 4 ¾ inches]. 24 pp. Stitched as issued in original green printed wrappers. Very good copy. Second edition, revised, originally published in 1841 in 20 pages. The Boston Museum and Gallery..... More
Rondout, [New York], November 29, 1851. 4to. 250 x 195 mm., [9 ¾ x 7 ¾ inches]. 1 p. 20 lines. Manuscript in ink on blue paper. Previous folds, hinged on verso, a few brown spots, bright & legible. Autograph letter of introduction for two burgeoning artists to Christopher Pearse..... More
(Norfolk, Virginia): Shields, Asburn & Co., Printers, [1822]. 8vo. 230 x 150 mm., [9 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches]. 14 pp. Original blue paper printed wraps, stitched as issued. Decorated with an attractive ornamental border. First edition. William Dunlap completed this painting at Norfolk, Va., in March 1822. The artist exhibited..... More
[?Philadelphia, Pa.]: ca. 1840. Calling Card printed one side only. 40 x 75 mm., [1 ½ x 3 inches]. Painter’s name scratched out and "Miss Louise Bradley, West Springfield," is penciled in Engraved border, pinholes. James W. Williams was a miniature portrait painter. He also experimented with early photographic processes..... More
New York: 1837. 8vo. 230 x 140 mm., [9 x 5 ½ inches]. 20 pp. Removed from pamphlet volume. Title-page soiled, corners folded with some minor loss. The pamphlet begins with a list of officers and members of the Academy, followed by a list of pictures organized by room, Large..... More
New York: Israel Sackett, Printer, 1845. 8vo. 220 x 135 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ¼ inches]. 32 pp. Removed from a pamphlet volume, wanting front and rear wrapper. List of 369 works by American artists, with a list of members of the Academy and an index of painters represented..... More
Philadelphia: Printed by Russell and Martien, 1829. 8vo. 200 x 140 mm. [8 x 5 ¼ inches]. 19 pp. Stitched as issued; some soiling to the title-page and edges a bit fragile. Exhibition catalogues featuring the paintings and sculpture by American and European masters, with an emphasis on the works..... More
Hartford: Printed by E. Gleason, 1851. 8vo. 235 x 155 mm., [9 ¼ x 6 inches]. 4 pp. Folded as issued. The catalogue lists 139 paintings by such Old Master luminaries at Rubens, Titan, Veronese, and Vernet, and American Masters Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Cole, and. S. F. B. Morse. Also..... More
London: Printed by C. H. Reynell, 1814. 8vo. 235 x 150 mm., [91/4 x 5 3/4 inches ]. 16 pp. Printed paper wrappers, detached and chipped at edges; , stitched as issued. With faults a sound copy. First edition. West’s painting, Christ Rejected by the Jews was originally exhibited in London at the..... More
Philadelphia: Garden and Thompson, Printers, 1830. 8vo. 213 x 135 mm., [8 ¼ x 5 ¼ inches]. 16 pp. Diagram of the painting appears on the front wrapper and in the text. Printed paper wrappers, stitched as issued; wrappers evenly soiled, stained with water marks, text stained with watermarks and..... More
