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Block book. Woodcut illustrations and xylographic texts on 48 leaves printed in black ink one side only. Illustrations hand-colored in orange, green, pink, brown and black. Binding: Vol. 1: 19th century gilt-filleted blue morocco, by Lloyd, Wallis, and Lloyd; in half blue morocco case. Vol. 2: portfolio of 19th century half black morocco over marbled paper.
144969
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One painting book entitled Pictorial Painting Book, published by McLoughlin Bros., New York, copyright 1898. This book is comprised of 16 unnumbered pages of chromolithograph plates and black and white images for coloring. The front cover is a chromolithograph of two children playing in the snow. "Copyright 1898 by McLoughlin Bros., New York" is printed in the lower left-hand corner of the front cover. The back cover is green and unillustrated. "A few Practical Instructions for Young Painters" is printed on the inside of the front cover. The inside of the back cover is blank. Each of the interior leaves is illustrated; poetic text accompanies each image. All of the black and white images have been colored in with either crayon or watercolor. "Clifford Mattson, Bantam, Conn., Feb. 26, 1903" is written in ms., in ink, in the upper left-hand corner of the front cover. "Gertrude B. Brock" is written in ms., in pencil, across the first page. "5" and "9-" (price) have been written in ms. in the upper right-hand corner of the first page.
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Contains 21 full-page illustrations depicting the astrological significance of the palm; woodcuts from Ratdolt's undated Venetian edition. Printed on Chancery paper, measuring 20.8 x 13.9 cm; 35 lines to a full page; area of text: 15.7 x 9.7 cm. Includes ornamental woodcut initials. First four leaves of first two gatherings and first five leaves of last gathering are foliated sequentially from 1 to 13. Rubrication in red and woodcut initials hand-colored in red on first page only. Ms. foliation on upper right hand "49"-"74". Binding: modern stiff vellum; contemporary limp vellum wrapper bound in.
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A set of eight illustrations depicting varieties of camellias in bloom and an accompanying text card. Six of the eight illustrations include either pasted textual descriptions of the flowers on the verso or handwritten notes on the recto. Some of the illustrations are dated and include descriptions for "Camellia Japonica; Christine Lee; Candidissima; Fanny Bolis; and Mathotiana Rubra." The printed text card reads, "Original horticultural drawings made for J. Horace McFarland. 1930-1934. Well known as the 'Rose Doctor,' the great horticulturalist J. Horace McFarland was also responsible for the City Beautiful Movement in America. These drawings are lovely and unique artifacts of his grand enthusiasm for flowers and art." The illustrations are hand colored, done in crayon, pencil, and colored pencil in varying shades of red, white, and pink, with green leaves, yellow stamen, and brown stems. The dates on the individual illustrations range from 1933 to 1935, and do not all match the dates on the accompanying text card. The artist is unknown, but the drawings were likely created as reference or possible publication for J. Horace McFarland.
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Bound volume containing various engraved views of British buildings and landscapes which date from 1716 to 1832. Includes two colored plates depicting designs from Pompeii. The volume includes two complete works: Rider, W. (William) Six views of Warwick and Kenilworth Castles, and of Guy's Cliff. 1828 and Westall, William. Views of the lake and of the vale of Keswick. 1820. Both works have been bound in to the volume with numerous additional views interleaved in their original contents. The two works have been cataloged separately.
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