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Views in Philadelphia and its vicinity / engraved from original drawings.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Books-in-Parts Collection F158.44 .V6 1827 pt.1-3
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Description and travel.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Pictorial works.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor) (RBC copy 1)
- Zigrosser, Carl, 1891-1975 (donor) (RBC copy 2)
- Physical Description:
- 6 parts (125 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Added engraved t.p., with title: Views in Philadelphia and its environs, from original drawings taken in 1827-30
- Title on paper covers: Views of Philadelphia
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Published by C.G. Childs, engraver, 1827-1830 (Philadelphia : Clark & Raser)
- Notes:
- T.p. issued in pts. 1 and 2.
- Each part (no.) in the original pale brown paper covers, as issued from 1827-1830. No. 2 is numbered "11" (i.e. II). "Directions to the binder" and "List of subscribers" in no. 6.
- "The work will be comprised in six numbers, each containing four engravings"--P. [4] of cover of pts. 1-2.
- "The concluding number of this work being now before the public ... Nov. 1830"--Publisher's note, in pt. 6.
- Part 1 is a later issue; includes resolution of the Council of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania dated Sept 23, 1830.
- Illustrations: 25 prints : engraving ; full-page. Engraved by Cephas G. Childs, James W. Steel and others, after drawings by George Strickland, Hugh Reinagle, Thomas Doughty, William Mason and others.
- Local Notes:
- RBC copy 1 presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.
- RBC copy 1 imperfect: pts. 1-3 only.
- RBC copy 1: pt. 2-3 each has slip printed with note from publisher tipped in.
- RBC copy 2 presented to the Penn LIbraries by Carl Zigrosser.
- RBC copy 2: each plate accompanied by protective tissue guard.
- RBC copy 2: parts housed in damaged clamshell case (left board detached at hinge).
- RBC copy 2: spine of pt. 1 damaged.
- Cited in:
- Sabin 12731
- Howes, W. U.S.iana (2nd ed.), C383
- OCLC:
- 82059675
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