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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The United States Drawing Book: Comprising Elements Of The Art Of Drawing With The Lead Pencil, Chalk, Or Crayon, Or With Water Colours And A Series Of Exercises, Among Which Are Views Of Some Of The Most Interesting Scenery In The United States |
| Date | 1839 |
| Record ID | 225467 |
| Collection Name | School Books |
| Reference | SB Drawing B786u 1839 F |
| Theme | Leisure and Play |
| Library of Congress Subject | Landscape drawing Skills Nature Leisure Play Art Children Trees Landscapes |
| Genre | Life Skills Texts Pictorial Works |
| Author | Bowen, John T (c.1801-1856) |
| Publisher | Wardle, Thomas |
| Places | Pennsylvania |
| Illustrator | Bowen, John T (c.1801-1856) |
| Document Type | Coloring/Drawing Book |
| Book Type | Lithographs Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1839 Juvenile literature--1839 Drawing books Annotations (Provenance) Initials (Provenance) |
| Size | 24 p., [1], 36 leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 x 31 cm |
| Page Numbers | 61 |
| Additional Notes | Copyright 1838 by J T Bowen. American Antiquarian Society copy bears reader's annotations. Inscribed: S.F. ; Sarah L. Hall. |
| Catalog Notes | "Most of the treatises on drawing which are presented to young persons ... are too difficult and abstruse to be comprehended ... An attempt has been made ... to remedy these deficiencies."--Preface, p. [3]. "General instructions in drawing."--p. [5]-24. Copyright 1838 by J.T. Bowen. In blue cloth. Plates lithographed. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
| Catalog Record Note | Catalog Records (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |