Notes on American Artists 1754-1820 : Copied from advertisements appearing in the newspapers of the day
New York: New-York Historical Society, 1922.
Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Item #8493
Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, hinges starting, endpapers toned, shelfwear, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; The uncommon First, Limited Edition of Three Hundred Copies; this copy out of series. "It is not claimed that every advertisement has been copied; in the main they are from the New York City newspapers, with a few from Philadelphia newspapers. The term Artist is not to be construed as referring to painters only, but includes wax workers, stone and seal cutters, engravers, as well as the art of dancing, drawing, etc." - Preface. ; The New-York Historical Society: The John Divine Jones Fund Series of Histories and Memoirs; Ex-Library; 80 pages.
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