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Decorative Art in Wisconsin by Foote, Anne; Smedal, Elaine; Lord, Clifford (introduction) - 1948

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Decorative Art in Wisconsin by Foote, Anne; Smedal, Elaine; Lord, Clifford (introduction) - 1948

Decorative Art in Wisconsin

by Foote, Anne; Smedal, Elaine; Lord, Clifford (introduction)

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Madison, Wisconsin: Screen Art Company, 1948. First edition of this vibrant portfolio celebrating Wisconsin decorative traditions, "designs from handicraft articles either brought to Wisconsin or made here by the early settlers, or by members of the three largest native Indian tribes." Included are examples of Chippewa beading, Norwegian baskets, Polish Easter eggs, Winnebago blankets, German embroidery, and everyday objects like boot jacks and butter molds created by nineteenth-century Wisconsin residents. A near-fine example. Fifteen loose color serigraph plates on heavy stock, accompanied by a four-page illustrated introduction, measuring 13.75 x 10.75. All housed in original color pictorial portfolio with blue cloth spine. Small smudge to title leaf, corners of portfolio lightly bumped.

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  • Publisher Screen Art Company
  • Place of Publication Madison, Wisconsin
  • Date Published 1948
  • Keywords art, illustrated, essay, ABAA-RBMS-2023

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A View of Woolwich.

A View of Woolwich.: from Boydells Collection of One Hundred Views in England and Wales.

by J Boydell

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ORIGINAL 1750. Engraving of boats on the River Thames near Woolw
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Boydell, J. A View of Woolwich. Boydell. 1750. Engraving of boats on the River Thames near Woolwich. Sheet 370mm x 540mm, plate 260mm x 430mm. No12 from Boydells Collection of One Hundred Views in England and Wales. One small tear 12mm to blank margin, very light age tone to edges, otherwise in clean and bright condition with good strong print. Near fine.
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St Peters Church. Isle of Thanet.

St Peters Church. Isle of Thanet.: Engraved Original Antique Print. Uncoloured.

by B T Pouncy

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Pouncy, B T. St Peters Church. Isle of Thanet. William Alexander, 42 Newman Street. 1880. Engraved Print. Uncoloured. Sheet 330mm x 520mm, plate 280mm x 360mm. Detailed engraving of church and graveyard with 2 people in the foreground. As recorded in the Views Of Thanet Drawn and Etched by B T Pouncy. Some light foxing, hardly visible on printed area. One light stain on lower margin, touching titles but not affecting printed area. A scarce, large print from this notable craftsman.
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Le Retour de Paris, or, the Neice presented to her Relatives by Her French Governess
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Le Retour de Paris, or, the Neice presented to her Relatives by Her French Governess

by Cruikshank, George

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Thomas McLean, 1835. Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper, 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (120 x 165 mm), full margins. Printed by Thomas McLean. Light, small circular area of dampstaining at left sheet edge recto, well outside of image area. Second very small area of light dampstaining at extreme lower-center sheet edge, well outside of image area. Paper tape remnants from a former mount at top right, center, and left corners. With fresh colors. Ex-collection: The Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art and Science, Fresno, CA.
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Fishing in Troubled Waters. Or how to hold out a bait.
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Fishing in Troubled Waters. Or how to hold out a bait.

by HB (John Doyle)

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London: Thomas McLean, 1832. First edition lithograph, published January 16th 1832. Image is 28.5 x 39.5 cm. Laid onto brown card (35 x 50 cm). To verso is a blank mount of the same size. Clean tidy print, with slight untidiness to cut edge (outside the black ruled frame). Fractional browning to edges. Mount is clean and neat. Issued as number 174, in a series entitled: Political sketches - Issued in 5 volumes. (Daniel O'Connell; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey) Description is: Lord Grey is endeavouring to allure Mr. O'Connell by the offer of a place. The inscription of Courier on his rod, intimates that the offer was made in a paragraph, put out by way of a feeler, in the evening newspaper bearing that title. It is well known that the fish did not bite. This from Mclean. Illustrative Key to the Political Sketches of H.B. From No.1 to No. 600. Conforms to the National Portrait Gallery copy: NPG D41109.
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Micranthus tubulosus (Burm.f.) N.E. Br. (1801)

Micranthus tubulosus (Burm.f.) N.E. Br. (1801)

by Sydenham Teast Edwards

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1 leaf, verso blank. Sydm. Edwards del.; Pub. S. Curtis Walworth, July 1, 1801, Vol. 15. F. Sansom Sc. No 1472. A hand-colored engraving of Micranthus tubulosus (Burm.f.) N.E. Br., a member of the Iris family.
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Beeston Castle.

Beeston Castle.

by J Boydell

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J Boydell.engraved 1747 from an old drawing in the possession of
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Boydell J. Beeston Castle in Cheshire. J Boydell.engraved 1747 from an old drawing in the possession of Wm Cowper Esqr one of the Antiquarian Society. Sheet size 51cm x 35.5cm, plate size 49cm x 34cm. Copper engraving on heavy paper. Strong print of the Castle rising from the Cheshire Plain in the background, with people enjoying leisure time and shepherds tending to sheep. An attractive Boydell print in near fine condition.
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A View of Woolwich.

A View of Woolwich.: from Boydells Collection of One Hundred Views in England and Wales.

by J Boydell

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ORIGINAL 1750. Engraving of boats on the River Thames near Woolw
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Boydell, J. A View of Woolwich. Boydell. 1750. Engraving of boats on the River Thames near Woolwich. Sheet 370mm x 540mm, plate 260mm x 430mm. No12 from Boydells Collection of One Hundred Views in England and Wales. One small tear 12mm to blank margin, very light age tone to edges, otherwise in clean and bright condition with good strong print. Near fine.
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Le Retour de Paris, or, the Neice presented to her Relatives by Her French Governess
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Le Retour de Paris, or, the Neice presented to her Relatives by Her French Governess

by Cruikshank, George

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Thomas McLean, 1835. Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper, 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (120 x 165 mm), full margins. Printed by Thomas McLean. Light, small circular area of dampstaining at left sheet edge recto, well outside of image area. Second very small area of light dampstaining at extreme lower-center sheet edge, well outside of image area. Paper tape remnants from a former mount at top right, center, and left corners. With fresh colors. Ex-collection: The Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art and Science, Fresno, CA.
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Fishing in Troubled Waters. Or how to hold out a bait.
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Fishing in Troubled Waters. Or how to hold out a bait.

by HB (John Doyle)

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London: Thomas McLean, 1832. First edition lithograph, published January 16th 1832. Image is 28.5 x 39.5 cm. Laid onto brown card (35 x 50 cm). To verso is a blank mount of the same size. Clean tidy print, with slight untidiness to cut edge (outside the black ruled frame). Fractional browning to edges. Mount is clean and neat. Issued as number 174, in a series entitled: Political sketches - Issued in 5 volumes. (Daniel O'Connell; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey) Description is: Lord Grey is endeavouring to allure Mr. O'Connell by the offer of a place. The inscription of Courier on his rod, intimates that the offer was made in a paragraph, put out by way of a feeler, in the evening newspaper bearing that title. It is well known that the fish did not bite. This from Mclean. Illustrative Key to the Political Sketches of H.B. From No.1 to No. 600. Conforms to the National Portrait Gallery copy: NPG D41109.
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Micranthus tubulosus (Burm.f.) N.E. Br. (1801)

Micranthus tubulosus (Burm.f.) N.E. Br. (1801)

by Sydenham Teast Edwards

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1 leaf, verso blank. Sydm. Edwards del.; Pub. S. Curtis Walworth, July 1, 1801, Vol. 15. F. Sansom Sc. No 1472. A hand-colored engraving of Micranthus tubulosus (Burm.f.) N.E. Br., a member of the Iris family.
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Decorative Art in Wisconsin

by Foote, Anne/Elaine Smedal

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Madison: Screen Art Company, 1948. 1st. Softcover. Good/None. Portfolio of 15 full color silk screen prints. Ex-museum library copy with minimal marking. Tape residue at bottom of spine. Covers show standard wear. Record # 610366
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Decorative Art in Wisconsin

by Foote, Anne and Elaine Smedal

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Madison: Screen Art Company, 1948. 4p., plus 15 invidual colored serigraphs, portfolio format, half-cloth with stiff boards.
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Decorative Art in Wisconsin: A Portfolio of Serigraphs

by Foote, Anne & Smedal, Elaine

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Wisconsin: Screen Art Company, 1948. First Edition, First Printing; 15 color serigraphs, plus 4 page preface, in stiff cardboard folder; SCARCE item.. 1st. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Serigraphs. Folio; 2 Pounds.
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Decorative Art in Wisconsin
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Decorative Art in Wisconsin

by Foote, Anne; Smedal, Elaine; Lord, Clifford (introduction)

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Madison, Wisconsin: Screen Art Company, 1948. First edition of this vibrant portfolio celebrating Wisconsin decorative traditions, "designs from handicraft articles either brought to Wisconsin or made here by the early settlers, or by members of the three largest native Indian tribes." Included are examples of Chippewa beading, Norwegian baskets, Polish Easter eggs, Winnebago blankets, German embroidery, and everyday objects like boot jacks and butter molds created by nineteenth-century Wisconsin residents. A near-fine example. Fifteen loose color serigraph plates on heavy stock, accompanied by a four-page illustrated introduction, measuring 13.75 x 10.75. All housed in original color pictorial portfolio with blue cloth spine. Light shelfwear to portfolio, faint foxing to introduction, plates lightly toned.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

by William R. Gillis

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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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Sagittaria rigida Pursh (1814)

Sagittaria rigida Pursh (1814)

by Sydenham Teast Edwards

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1 leaf, verso blank. Sydm. Edwards del.; Pub. S. Curtis Walworth, July 1, 1801, Vol. 15. F. Sansom Sc. No 1472. A hand-colored engraving of Sagittaria rigida Pursh, commonly known Canadian Arrowhead.
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Selago ovata L’Hérit. ex Aiton

Selago ovata L’Hérit. ex Aiton

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1 leaf, verso blank. Pub. by W. Curtis St. Geo. Crescent. Mar. 1, 1792. No 186. A hand-colored engraving of Selago ovata as described by Aiton, W., Hortus Kewensis, vol. 2 (1789).
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[Feather Calceolaria; Calceolaria pinnata L.]

[Feather Calceolaria; Calceolaria pinnata L.]

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1 leaf, verso blank. Publish'd. by W. Curtis, Botanic Garden, Lambeth Marsh. No 42. A hand-colored engraving of Calceolaria pinnata L., known as Feather Calceolaria in English.
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[Uvularia grandiflora Sm.]

[Uvularia grandiflora Sm.]

by Sydenham Teast Edwards

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1 leaf, verso blank. Sydm. Edwards del. Pub. June 1 1791 by W. Curtis. No 159. A hand-colored engraving of Uvularia grandiflora, family: Liliaceae; subfamily: Colchicoideae
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Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv. (1792) [Golden Alison]

Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv. (1792) [Golden Alison]

by Sydenham Teast Edwards

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1 leaf, verso blank. Sydm. Edwards fecit Pub. June 1 1791 by W. Curtis. No 159. A hand-colored engraving of Aurinia saxatilis, commonly known as Gold dust, Golden Alison (alyssum saxatile).
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Syringa inodora (L.) Moench No 1472 (1812)

Syringa inodora (L.) Moench No 1472 (1812)

by Sydenham Teast Edwards

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1 leaf, verso blank. Sydm. Edwards del.; Pub. S. Curtis Walworth, July 1, 1812. F. Sansom Sc. No 1472. A hand-colored engraving of the herb Syringa inodora, or Philadelphus inodora, in the Hydrangea family.
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Sesamum indicum L. (1815)

Sesamum indicum L. (1815)

by Sydenham Teast Edwards; William Curtis

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1 leaf, verso blank. Sydm. Edward del. Pub. by S. Curtis Walworth. Dec. 1, 1814. No 1688. F. Sansom Sculpsit. A hand-colored engraving of Sesamum indicum, Sesame plant
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Micranthus tubulosus (Burm.f.) N.E. Br. (1801)

Micranthus tubulosus (Burm.f.) N.E. Br. (1801)

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1 leaf, verso blank. Sydm. Edwards del.; Pub. S. Curtis Walworth, July 1, 1801, Vol. 15. F. Sansom Sc. No 1472. A hand-colored engraving of Micranthus tubulosus (Burm.f.) N.E. Br., a member of the Iris family.
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Woman Seated Holding a Jug

Woman Seated Holding a Jug

by Bega, Cornelis

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1650. Etching cream wove paper, 2 9/16 x 2 1/4 inches (65 x 57mm), with narrow margins. A very good impression with light scattered surface soiling consistent with age. Second state (of 2), a 19th century impression. [Hollstein 12].
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