DESCRIPTION OF A VIEW OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, NOW EXHIBITING AT THE PANORAMA, LEICESTER SQUARE. PAINTED BY THE PROPRIETOR ROBERT BURFORD, FROM DRAWINGS TAKEN BY HIM IN THE AUTUMN OF 1832
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Published by Printed by T. Brettell, London, 1834
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12pp. plus two wood-engraved views of New York on large folding frontispiece. Dbd. Frontispiece detached. Near fine. In 1801, British artist Robert Burford constructed a rotunda at Leicester Square to exhibit large circular panoramas, helping to set off a popular craze that would last the full first half of the 19th century. The present pamphlet describes Burford's panorama of New York with a brief essay on the city, a sixty-one-point key to the various sites depicted, and a large folding frontispiece plate with the view of the city in two parts. Burford and his brother produced over fifty such panoramas. Scarce. SABIN 54242. Seller Inventory # WRCAM39505
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Title: DESCRIPTION OF A VIEW OF THE CITY OF NEW ...
Publisher: Printed by T. Brettell, London
Publication Date: 1834
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Description of a view of the city of New York : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square ; painted by the proprietor, Robert Burford, from drawings taken by him in the autumn of 1832. 1834 [LeatherBound]
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1834 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 30 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English. Seller Inventory # LB100157336085
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DESCRIPTION OF A VIEW OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, NOW EXHIBITING AT THE PANORAMA, LEICESTER SQUARE. PAINTED BY THE PROPRIETOR ROBERT BURFORD, FROM DRAWINGS TAKEN BY HIM IN THE AUTUMN OF 1832.
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London: Printed by T. Brettell, 1834., 1834
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In 1801, British artist Robert Burford constructed a rotunda at Leicester Square to exhibit large circular panoramas, helping to set off a popular craze that would last the full first half of the 19th century. The present pamphlet describes Burford's panorama of New York with a brief essay on the city, a sixty-one-point key to the various sites depicted, and a large folding frontispiece plate with the view of the city in two parts. Burford and his brother produced over fifty such panoramas. Scarce. SABIN 54242. 12pp. plus two wood-engraved views of New York on large folding frontispiece. Dbd. Frontispiece detached. Near fine. Seller Inventory # 39505
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