Old Charleston: Twenty-Four Woodcuts

Publication

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Old Charleston: Twenty-Four Woodcuts

Entry/Object ID

2009.015.1

Description

Sold by Zubal Books on Nov. 13, 2012, for $95.00. HCF received 60%, $57.00, on 11/26/2012. Portrays through wood engravings: St. Philip's Church; a Goose Creek marsh; East Bay Street; a Charleston window; the Old Glebe House; St. Michael's Church; Middleton Place; Anson Street; the Blacklock House; Charleston Rooftops & Fort Sumter; a Charleston doorway; old graves; St. Andrew's Church (Berkeley County); the Powder Magazine; mosquito fleet; the Edwards House; the Simonton Gateway; the Pink House; Catfish Row; a Washington House window; Tradd Street; Pirate House; Cool Blow (village scene); and Charleston across the bay.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2009.015.

Source or Donor

Drayton, Fytie

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Fytie Drayton

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Wood engravings, Woodcuts

Search Terms

Charleston (S.C.)--Pictorial works, United States Local History South Carolina Charleston

Location

Location

Building

Loan

Date

October 10, 2011

Notes

Authorized By: Karen Emmons Until: 10/10/2012

Location

Shelf

Books-Oversize

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

General Notes

Note

Notes: Has original book jacket, torn at spine. With an introduction by Herbert Ravenel Sass. Signed by author, stating that this is copy number 1492 of 1,550 printed copies. 9/28/09: To be deaccessioned and sold on consignment. Consigner's description (Zubal Books): Smith, Charles W. Old Charleston. Twenty-four woodcuts by Charles W. Smith. With an introduction by Herbert Ravenel Sass. Richmond: The Dale Press, 1933; limited to 1550 numbered copies signed by Smith, this being copy #1492; tall quarto, [vi] pp. + 24 plates, [1] (colophon) pp.; original patterned boards & black cloth backstrip, minor wear to the edges, else very good in a worn & tattered dust jacket; $130.00 Status: Shelf

Created By

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Create Date

July 15, 2009

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

November 26, 2012