(Artists' Fund Society.) Constitution and First [-Tenth] Annual Reports of the Artists' Fund Society of the City of New York. 1861 [-1870].

Book. New York: G. A. Whitehorne, 1861-1870. Bound volume of 10 reports, 12mo, 3/4 calf, marbled boards. raised bands. With all but one printed front wrapper bound in. . Binding rubbed at extremities, fine within. A fine initial run of the society's annual reports, neatly bound for member Eugene Benson (1839-1908), outspoken art critic and painter, friend of Winslow Homer, Henry James and other prominent art and literary figures, with 'Benson' stamped in gilt at base of spine. The society's meetings were held at the rooms of J. F. Kensett and Louis Lang, and Kensett served as its president for a time. The reports are individually scarce, and rare as a substantial run..