Hardbound
1987 · Charlottesville
by Fowble, E. McSherry
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1987. Hardbound. Good/VG (foxing to upper block edges, bumping/staining to corners, interior is otherwise clean). Tan cloth boards with black cloth spine, red spine label with gilt lettering; color pictorial dust jacket with mylar cover, xiv, [32], 543 pp. profusely illustrated in color and bw. A huge and extensive reference. "Examines prints in the contexts of commerce, utility, and decorative craft, and discusses how, where, and in what quantities they were displayed in American residences and businesses of this two-hundred-year period." (dj) 391 items are listed and annotated, in addition to the copiously footnoted text. Includes a concordance and bibliography; and Index of Artists and Printmakers and Printsellers.
(Inventory #: 174514)