Name/Title
Currier & Ives Printmakers to the American People, Vol. 2, First Edition #116 of 450, 1931Entry/Object ID
L2017.2.193Description
Currier & Ives Printmakers to the American People, Vol. 2, First Edition #116 of 450. Harry T. Peters, compiler, 1929 Limited and numbered 1st Ed hardcovers. Considered to be the essential and best books ever written on Currier and Ives and print making in general. Dust cover.
"A Review of Selected Groups of the Prints, Consisting of Further Notes on Their Production and Rarity, and on New Developments, Completing the Chronicle of the Firm, and Notes on the Lives and Times Revealed in the Prints, Giving a Glimpse into the Great Chronicle of the American People, with Reproductions of 177 Prints, 24 in color, and 1600 Newly Discovered Titles to be Added to the Checklist, Her Corrected & Completed to Date.."
Vol. 1 contains reproductions of 142 prints and originals, and a checklist of all known prints published by N. Currier and Currier and Ives. Vol. 2 contains reproductions of 177 prints, and 1600 newly discovered titles to be added to the checklist, corrected and completed to date. Both volumes illustrated in color and b/w. Some plates are tipped-in.
404\Hardbound, tan cover, jacketed\IllustrationsCollection
Marshall & Melanie WhiteLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Currier & Ives, Lifestyle, 1800'sBook Details
Author
Peters, Harry T., compilerPlace Published
City
Garden CityState/Province
New YorkDate Published
1931Call No.
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