Interesting Notes About Vignettes III

Softcover, 126 pgs. Limited to 300 copies printed (#232). Illustrated throughout. Includes facsimile $20 "The City Bank" note laid in. Fine. Interesting Notes About Vignettes III is the final entry in Roger H. Durand's primary tri-volume vignette reference set. • Bank Note Artistry: Volume III acts as an identification guide specifically targeting 19th-century engraved artwork, security printing proofs, and stock vignettes used on obsolete paper currency, checks, stocks, and bonds. • Thematic Focus: It catalogs and annotates historical, industrial, and pastoral stock imagery. Typical subjects cataloged across this final volume include classical allegories, early American railroad and agricultural expansion, domestic family scenes, and portraits utilized by entities like the American Bank Note Company. • Research Value: Because obsolete banknotes often featured identical artwork shared among multiple completely unrelated banks across different states, Volume III allows collectors to trace an individual vignette design back to its original engraver, printer, or parent proof sheet.…