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New drawing book of American scenery : containing thirty-four views from nature, with instructions for beginners in landscape
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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322151
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610552
Visual Materials
One drawing book entitled The New Progressive Drawing Book, Containing Lithographic Sketches, and Drawings of Landscape Scenery, Designed for Self Instruction, published by C.P. Huestis, New York, 1847. This drawing book is 24 unnumbered pages in length and contains lithograph images only (no text). There are several different images per page, some of which are landscapes and seascapes. Title and publication information on the front cover are within a simple frame ornamented by acorns. The insides of the front and back covers are blank, and the back cover is a publisher's advertisement from C.P. Huestis. "35-" (price) is written in ms. in the upper right-hand corner of the front cover.
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Visual Materials
One drawing book entitled The New Progressive Drawing Book, Containing Lithographic Sketches, and Drawings of Landscape Scenery: Designed for Self Instruction, published by C. P. Huestis, New York, 1844. The drawing book is comprised of 12 unnumbered plates of lithograph images of landscapes and scenes, all of which are unsigned. The title and publication information on the front cover are within a plain double ruled frame; the back cover is illustrated. The insides of the front and back covers are blank. A black ink ownership stamp of R. Palmer Po[s]t is stamped on the recto of the first leaf.
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