Catalog of the Gardiner Greene Hubbard collection of engravings : presented to the Library of Congress by Mrs. Gardiner Greene Hubbard / compiled by Arthur Jeffrey Parsons, chief of Division of prints
1905, First Edition. Washington : Govt. print. off. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked, leather-backed boards. Spine bands worn with some loss. Panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Top edge gilt. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 517 pages; Physical description: xxiii, 517 p. : front. (port. ) 11 pl. ; 30 cm. Subjects: Engraving - Catalogs. Hubbard, Gardiner G. (Gardiner Greene), 1822-1897. Portraits - Catalogs. ContentsPrefatory note. --The gift. --Sketch of Gardiner Greene Hubbard. --Abbreviations and authorities. --Catalog of engravers (alphabetically arranged) --Original drawings. --Index of engravers (chronologically arranged by schools) --Index of artists. --Portrait index. --List of authorities. --Additions and corrections. Note: Plates accompanied by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress. Item #197306
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