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(Americana). Blew, John.

THE LIVES AND WORK OF WRIGHT AND ZOE HOWES AND THE STORY OF U.S.IANA.

Chicago, IL: n.p. (John Blew), 2019. Second edition limited to 150 copies. Self-published by author, John Blew. Introduction by J. Kevin Graffagnino of the William L. Clements Library. Dedications to the booksellers Clarence Wolf of George S. MacManus Co. & posthumously William Reese of William Reese Co. Table of contents & index. An expanded edition of the research devoted to the Americana collector Wright Howes. Color photographs. READ MORE about THE LIVES AND WORK OF WRIGHT AND ZOE HOWES AND THE STORY OF U.S.IANA

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134757

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Schimmelman, Janice G.

BOOKS ON ART IN EARLY AMERICA: BOOKS ON ART, AESTHETICS AND INSTRUCTION AVAILABLE IN AMERICAN LIBRARIES AND BOOKSTORES THROUGH 1815.

New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2007. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 292 pages. First Edition. An expanded version of two of the author's previous publications, this bibliography covers a broad range of books on art in early America, including not only art treatises and instruction manuals but all books related to drawing, painting, engraving, sculpture, artist biography and the history of art. The bibliography covers art books up to 1815, the year that..... READ MORE about BOOKS ON ART IN EARLY AMERICA: BOOKS ON ART, AESTHETICS AND INSTRUCTION AVAILABLE IN AMERICAN...

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 94205

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(Doolittle, Amos). O'Brien, Donald C.

AMOS DOOLITTLE: ENGRAVER OF THE NEW REPUBLIC.

New Castle: Oak Knoll Press and the American Historical Print Collectors Society, 2008. 8.5 x 11 inches. cloth with dustjacket. 192 pages. As a copperplate engraver, Amos Doolittle (1754-1832) played an important role during the American colonies' war for independence and the early years of the new nation. He completed his apprenticeship in New Haven, Connecticut, around 1770 and continued to work actively in that city for over sixty years. His first known attempts are..... READ MORE about AMOS DOOLITTLE: ENGRAVER OF THE NEW REPUBLIC

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 93957

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(Plantin Press). Nethery, Wallace.

ELIANA AMERICANA.

Los Angeles: The Plantin Press, 1971. large 12mo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, gold-stamped label. (ii), 42 pages. Printed in an edition of 350 copies. An account of Charles Lamb's transatlantic reputation and publishing history, from the pirates' earliest raids, to the appearance of Final Memorials with its revelation, fourteen years after his death. Indexed. READ MORE about ELIANA AMERICANA

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 57297

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Graffagnino, J. Kevin, Terese Austin, Jayne Ptolemy, and Brian L. Dunnigan (eds.).

THE PIONEER AMERICANISTS: EARLY COLLECTORS, DEALERS, AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS.

Ann Arbor, MI: William L. Clements Library, 2017. 8.75 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 230 pages. "A handsome and well-illustrated book on a worthwhile subject at a reasonable price.... Graffagnino, Austin, Ptolemy and Dunnigan shed light on sixteen fascinating figures whose contribution to our understanding of American History is inestimable and often underrated.... I have a hard time finding fault with The Pioneer Americanists except to wish it were twice as long." - William..... READ MORE about THE PIONEER AMERICANISTS: EARLY COLLECTORS, DEALERS, AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131308