Child's First Book. Drawing Series. Self Instructor, No. 1 | Collections | The Huntington

Child's First Book. Drawing Series. Self Instructor, No. 1 | Collections | The Huntington

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One drawing book/manufacturer's advertisement entitled Child's Drawing Book, published by Vose & Sons Piano Co., Boston, ca. 1910. The front cover shows two girls sitting on a rug, one is holding a drawing slate, the other is drawing on a slate. The back cover image is of a child, sitting on a cliff above the ocean, painting on a canvas; above the image is printed "Piper & McIntire, 888 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire." The book, a promotional piece for the Vose Piano company, includes advertisements for the company's pianos on the inside front and back covers, and two images of Vose pianos within the book itself. Eight images in outline, along with tracing paper overlays, are present. None of the images have been filled in. The first image has been partially traced in pencil.
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Andrews' Slate Drawing Book
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One drawing book entitled Andrews' Slate Drawing Book, revised by Prof. Duncan McGregor, drawings by A.F. Brooks, and published by A.H. Andrews & Co., Chicago, copyright 1878. Fourth edition. Cover title reads: Andrews' Progressive Slate Drawing Book: Containing all the pictures on Andrews Noiseless Drawing Slates, for Schools and Families. Front cover also has publication information: Chicago: A.H. Andrews & Co., 1878. Front cover has a decorative border. On the back cover is an image of a framed drawing slate which reads "Andrews Patent Noiseless Drawing Slate". A notice on the verso of the title page, in part, states that "Prof. Duncan McGregor, President of the State Normal School, Plateville, Wis." This book has 38 numbered pages, 29 of which are illustrated, and the remaining pages contain text. The first 2 and last 2 pages are blank and unnumbered. The inside back cover contains advertisements for school equipment and furniture, and an applied label for "Baker, Pratt & Co., School Furnishers, Importers, Booksellers, and Stationers, 142 & 144 Grand St., New York." The images proceed from simple to more complex.
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Slate Drawings for the Young Folks
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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 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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A New Series of First Class Drawing Copies
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One drawing book entitled A New Series of First Class Drawing Copies, published by J. Cooke & Sons, London, ca. 1880? This book is comprised of 7 lithograph plates intended for copying. Each of the plates, with one exception, contains two images. The image on the left-hand side is a picture in outline, and the image on the right is that same image, but complete with shading and texture. The one exception is a full-page illustration that is already complete with shading and texture. The front and back covers are printed in red. The title on the front cover is within a decorative frame. The back cover features a vignette of 3 children who are drawing. "10--" (price) is written in ms., in pencil, in the upper right-hand corner of the first page.
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