The New Casket, Gift Book for All Season

Edité par The Religious Tract Society (1951), London, 1951

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16mo 6" - 7" tall; iv, 188 pages; Contents complete and unmarked in original publisher's light brown cloth binding with gilt lettering and decorative stamping at spine and front board, additionally decorative stamping in blind to front and rear boards. Gilt foredge. Some wear to cloth at spine ends and rubbed at corners, light scattered foxing. Tiny name on front pastedown "Emily Maria." Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, plus three additional charming early colour printed plates, each marked "J. M. Kronheim . London" under the image. Each plate has a tissue guard; colours very vivid. Subjects of natural history -- exotic birds, butterflies and sea-life. OCLC 264985657 A nice example of this mid-nineteenth century illustrated book with brief essays on animals from parrots to starfish, as well as poetry and illuminating tales. Examples include "The Village Blacksmith" by Longfellow; "Garden Thoughts" by J. Montgomery; "The Party of Pleasure" by E.F.G.; "The Holy Well" by G.; "The Cornerstone of a Successful Life" by D.W.; etc. Joseph Martin Kronheim (1810—1896) was a German-born lithographer and wood engraver known for founding Kronheim & Co. and working with George Baxter. George Baxter (1804—1867) was an an accomplished artist and engraver and printer based in London. He is credited with the invention of commercially viable colour printing. When Baxter renewed the patent for his colour printing process in 1849, Kronheim & Co purchased a licence to use his technique. Kronheim used Baxter's process from 1849 onwards, supplying colour plates to book publishers. Baxter's patent process was not necessarily strictly followed by his licensees — for example, Kronheim were lithographic printers as well as wood engravers, and likely mixed all of their printing methods together.…

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Titre
The New Casket, Gift Book for All Season
Auteur
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth; et alus
Éditeur
The Religious Tract Society (1951), London
Année de publication
1951
État de l'article
Very Good
Reliure
Hardcover
Édition
First Edition.
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19th Century, Illustrated Books, Natural History

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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. - we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books for nearly 30 years. Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 6,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. About a third of our books are published prior to 1900; the rest of our stock comprises collectible, interesting and scholarly books. We have added images of many of the items listed to better convey their quality and condition. If you'd like to see an image of any particular item that is not yet illustrated, please contact us. We can provide professional appraisals and are interested in buying significant collections of books. Contact us for details of fee structure for appraisals. Thank you for considering our offerings.…

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