A Practical Guide to American Nineteenth Century Color Plate Books (1800 - 1900)

Haydn Foundation for the Cultural Arts, Inc., Ardsley, NY. 1980. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1949 edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight shelfwear to head and tail. No DJ. Gray cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine and front board. 140 pp 8vo. This book includes only American items having at least three colored plates (including frontispiece) when and as issued by the publisher dated not earlier than 1800 or later than 1900. Tiny Tot and surgical plates are not included. The compiler believes this book contains a significant proportion of the items for the period it covers that may prove to have a major degree of permanent value. A clean very presentable copy.