The Columbian Drawing Book, Designed for Schools and Private Instruction

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  The New Progressive Drawing Book, containing Lithographic Sketches, and Drawings of Landscape Scenery, Designed for Self Instruction

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  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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  New Progressive Drawing Book, Containing Lithographic Sketches, and Drawings of Landscape Scenery: Designed for Self Instruction

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  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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  The Youth's New Drawing Book, Containing Progressive Information on Sketching and Drawing Landscape Scenery, &c. Designed for Self Instruction, or the Use of Teachers

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  One drawing book entitled The Youth's New Drawing Book, Containing Progressive Information on Sketching and Drawing Landscape Scenery, &c. Designed for Self Instruction, or the Use of Teachers, published by C.P. Huestis, New York, 1844. This drawing book is 24 pages in length, and contains 11 numbered woodcut illustrations, labeled as plates. As stated in the preface, "the author has endeavoured to place within reach of ingenious young artists, ... all requisite information to attain a practical knowledge of the art." The focus of this book is on teaching the student to make a "correct drawing"; the lessons instruct on perspective, proportion, outline and form. Some of the illustrations include: a large house, a cow, and several views. "Vincent L. Dill, Stereotyper" is printed on the verso of the title page. The front cover bears the same image as Plate V, with the title superimposed on the image. The final page and the back cover are duplicate publisher's advertisements.

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  Old Glory Painting and Drawing Book

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  One drawing/painting book, copyright 1917, entitled Old Glory Painting and Drawing Book, published by Saalfield Publishing Company, Akron, Ohio, New York and Chicago. This book is 24 unnumbered pages in length and is comprised of lithograph images for coloring and their color prototypes. The front cover is illustrated in color and features an eagle and two images of military men. "1917, Akron, Ohio, The Saalfield Publishing Company, New York, Chicago" is printed at the bottom of the front cover. The back cover bears the same image as the front cover. The title page is illustrated with a color image of a soldier carrying a gun, with the American flag behind him. Some pages leave space for copying the image. Most of the images have been colored, and a few have been copied.

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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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  Animal Stencils: Easy and Simple Designs for First Steps in Drawing in the Home or School

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  One boxed set of paper stencils entitled Animal Stencils: Easy and Simple Designs for First Steps in Drawing in the Home or School, manufactured by the Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, ca. 1915. The set is comprised of 17 paper stencils, each with "Bradley" embossed in the lower right-hand corner. Also included are 12 sheets of brown and green paper for drawing/tracing the images; most of them have been used. Some of the animals represented by the stencils are: a fish, rabbit, cow, horse, turkey, a horse. There are two fish stencils. The set is housed within a paperboard box; the box is illustrated with a chromolithograph of a horse, a cow, and a dog in a field. "4306" is printed in the lower left-hand corner of the lid; "Milton Bradley Co., Springfield, Mass., U.S.A." is printed in the lower right-hand corner. Directions for use are printed on the underside of the lid. Some of the stencils have been used.

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