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Russia in Europe

Description: One-panel paper label mounted on map verso is a publisher's advertisement for "Philips' Companion maps for tourists and travelers". Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, kilometers. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: [19--]
Call number: 492484
Creator: George Philip & Son(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of John Haskell Kemble.
Dimensions: 61 x 50 cm folded in cover to 18 x 9 cm
Associated people: Kemble, John Haskell, (1912-1990,)
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Philips' new map of Central Europe

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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2528 Philip & Son, George, publisher. Philip's new map of central Europe. London, George Philip, [1866?]. 1 sheet. (Philips' series of maps for travellers). [see p.]."Alternate title from cover. Red MS x's drawn throughout France, and a MS note near Biscay. Seller's advertisement on verso and pastedown of cover. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Stamps: Kensington Public Libraries. Philips label..

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Philips' Drawing Copy Book, Design & Drawn by a Practical Teacher, No. 3

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One drawing book entitled Philips' Drawing Copy Book, Designed & Drawn by a Practical Teacher, No. 3, published by George Philip & Son, London, ca. 1870. This book is comprised of 8 lithographed, unnumbered plates. Each plate is comprised of an image (buildings, such as houses and churches) and space for copying. There is no text. The title on the front cover is superimposed on a lithograph view of a man who is drawing at the edge of a lake, with a mountainous background. Most of the interior plates are signed by different artists. These include: Greet; Coalport; Birmingham; Troubridge; Bridnorth[?]; Douglas; the last image is unsigned. At the bottom of the front cover a blue paper label is mounted. It reads: "Boston School Supply Co. 15 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass. John A Boyle, Manager." The back cover bears a publisher's advertisement for "Philips' Drawing Copy Books, series of easy landscapes."

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Artist's Scrap Book

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One set of art reproductions entitled Artist's Scrap Book, arranged by Pedro J. Lemos, published by The School Arts Magazine, Davis Press, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1929. This portfolio of art reproductions is comprised of 104 numbered plates and an illustrated publisher's advertisement for the portfolio. Each of the plates contain numerous images of artworks by a variety of artists. Each plate is numbered and the images are grouped and labeled by category. Some of the categories included are: Hillside Houses, Decorative Trees, Fantastic Figures, Busy Women, Feminine Activities, Colonial People, Figure Groups, Children of the Eighties, Foreign Lands, Birds, Animals, and Flowers. "Courtesy of the Ladies' Home Journal" is printed in the lower left-hand corner of each plate. The set of plates is housed within an illustrated paperboard folder; a paper label containing the contents list is mounted to the inside of the front cover. "Mabel Spofford" is written in ms., in pencil, on some of the plates.

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