Miniature painters, British and foreign, with some account of those who practised in America in the eighteenth century / by J. J. Foster ... illustrated by numerous examples selected from celebrated collections.

Accession number: 
PML 10963
Author: 
Foster, J. J. (Joshua James), 1847-1923.
Published: 
New York : E. P. Dutton & co. ; London : Dickinsons, 1903.
Description: 
2 v. : CXXIII pl. incl. fronts. ; 36 x 27 cm
Notes: 

"210 copies of this book have been printed for sale, of which 10 are 'Edition royale,' 50 are 'Édition de luxe,' and the remainder are the 'Author's edition.' ... "
Each plate accompanied by guard-sheet with descriptive letterpress. The illustrations printed in text are numbered as plates.
Title in red and black.
Transferred to the Dept. of Printed Books (Bindings collection), 1998.

Binding: 
Cosway binding, with nine miniatures of each front cover.
Catalog Link: 
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Classification: 
Binding Collection
Genres: 
Cosway bindings (Binding)
Department: 
Printed Books