Views and Viewmakers of Urban America: Lithographs of Towns and Cities in the United States and Canada, Notes on the Artists and Publishers, and a Union Catalog of their Work, 1825-1925
by Reps, John W
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-/VG- light wear to corners and edges of book and dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0826204163
- ISBN 13
- 9780826204165
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About This Item
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1984. Hardcover. VG-/VG- light wear to corners and edges of book and dust jacket.. Red cloth, gilt letters on spine, color pictorial dust jacket in mylar cover, 570 pp., 90 BW plates, 13 color plates. "Nineteenth-century Americans hungered for pictures of their country, and among the numerous inmages they bought -- everything from sailing ships to patriotic tableaux -- views of cities and towns may have been the most popular. ... Now, in a monumental undertaking, John Reps has gathered information on every known view and provided that information in the form of a union catalog that will be invaluable to anyone interesting in nineteenth-century America. Never before has access to this pictorial resource been possible with such ease." (dj) A tremendous resource for historians, map fans, and casual browsers.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 167503
- Title
- Views and Viewmakers of Urban America: Lithographs of Towns and Cities in the United States and Canada, Notes on the Artists and Publishers, and a Union Catalog of their Work, 1825-1925
- Author
- Reps, John W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-/VG- light wear to corners and edges of book and dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0826204163
- ISBN 13
- 9780826204165
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press
- Place of Publication
- Columbia
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- American Art, Towns and Cities, Lithographs ; American Cityscapes ; ;
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