Artists of America, The: A Series of Biographical Sketches of American Artists; with Portraits and Designs on Steel

Lester, C. Edwards

Hardcover. New York, Baker & Scribner, 1st, 1846, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 257 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations on steel (by artist only mentioned in Preface as Mr. Burt) with tissue guards throughout. Cover boards bound in dark brown leather, gilt title on spine, raised bands and embossed design on covers and spine. Some chipping to top and bottom of spine, as well as corners of covers. Tanning from age and foxing to pages and edges, but doesn't affect legibility of text or illustrations. Beautiful old volume. Biographical sketches of eight American painters.

Record # 31725