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Systematic Drawing Cards for Schools, with Instructions: In Two Parts
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William Hermes' United States Systematic Drawing Schools (German Edition)
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Four drawing books, published by Max Jacoby & Zeller, New York, consisting of Nos. 8[?]1, 203, 410 and 413. Each of the four books contain a series of lithograph plates intended for copying. At the bottom of each plate is the statement "Lith. Druck u. Verlag v. Wilh. Hermes in Berlin." Env. 05: Part 8[?]1: 3 plates of portraits, labeled as belonging to Part 337 Env. 06: Part 203: 6 plates of portraits Env. 07: Part 410: 6 plates of flowers and fruits Env. 08: Part 413: 5 plates of buildings and architectural sketches
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Initiatory Drawing Cards, Part VI
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One set of drawing cards entitled Initiatory Drawing Cards, Part VI, by B. F. Nutting, printed by John Jewett & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 1850. Originally the set came with 18 cards, however there are only sixteen present--Cards 17 and 18 are missing. Each of the cards is single-sided and have a "IIII" in the upper left-hand corner and a different number in the upper right-hand corner. The cards are each numbered and described in the instructions printed on the sleeve. The number in the instructions corresponds to the number in the card's upper right-hand corner. "#135 $25.00" is written in ms. on the sleeve.
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Initiatory Drawing Cards, Part I
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One set of drawing cards entitled Initiatory Drawing Cards, Part I, by B.F. Nutting, printed by M. J. Whipple, Boston, Massachusetts, 1848. Originally the set came with 18 cards; only seventeen are present in this set--card 10 is missing. Each of the cards is single-sided, and bear a "1" in the upper left-hand corner and a different number in the upper right-hand corner. One card is unnumbered and appears to have been added at a later time. The cards are each described in an instructional pamphlet, eight pages in length, which is entitled Initiatory Drawing Cards, In Four Parts: Eighteen Cards in Each, Presenting Carefully Drawn Examples, and Accompanied by Directions Illustrating the First Principles of Drawing; for the Use of Schools and Families. The pamphlet also features instructions in basic drawing techniques. On the upper right-hand corner of the pamphlet's cover there is a handwritten note, in pencil, which reads "17 (of 18) cards / #10 Lacking/ 35-/ c.f. xix of Drepperd Amer. Draw. [?] NY 1946." The cards and the pamphlet were originally enclosed in an envelope with a green-criss-cross design.
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Knudsen's Method of Drawing Instruction For Schools
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One envelope of drawing cards and instructional booklet, 12 pp., entitled Knudsen's Method of Drawing Instruction For Schools: Third Year's Drawing Instruction, Containing Forty Progressive Patterns For Practical Shading, published by C.W. Knudsen, New York, 1864. The subtitle for the booklet further explains that this set is "to be used by the ordinary teacher twice a week." The booklet provides a lesson plan for use of the cards, describing how each card should be used. Of the original forty cards, only one is missing, No. 40. Most are signed "CWK" (Charles W. Knudsen?)in the lower right-hand corner. Booklet has indecipherable penciled inscription on the first page.
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Initiatory Drawing Cards, Part I
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One set of drawing cards entitled Initiatory Drawing Cards, Part I, by B.F. Nutting, printed by M. J. Whipple, Boston, Massachusetts, 1848. The set of eighteen cards is complete. Each is described in an eight page instructional pamphlet included with the cards, entitled Initiatory Drawing Cards, In Four Parts, with the subtitle Eighteen Cards in Each, Presenting Carefully Drawn Examples, and Accompanied by Directions Illustrating the First Principles of Drawing; for the Use of Schools and Families. The pamphlet describes each of the cards in the set, the number in the pamphlet corresponds to the card's number in the upper right-hand corner. Instructions are given in basic drawing techniques. The original envelope in which the cards and pamphlet were enclosed is also included. On the inside of the envelope, in pencil, is the following note: "See Dreppard for long [note?] p.16/ Part I complete/ Parts II (12) & IV (11) incomplete/ Lot as is/ Rare (NYPL has Part II only.)/ 40-." Written in ms., in the upper right-hand corner of the pamphlet's cover, is "40-." (price).
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Coe’s New Drawing Cards for Schools, No. 5
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One set of drawing cards, in a blue and white patterned-paper envelope entitled Coe’s New Drawing Cards for Schools, No. 5, printed by D. Appleton & Co., New York, ca. 1860-1880. The envelope label also includes the note "Instructions for the Series will be found with No. 1" and the statement "(Copyright Secured.)". The 17 drawing cards depict landscapes, architecture and animals. Each of the cards have a "No. 6" in the upper left hand corner, and sometimes a number in the upper right hand corner.
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