Church frederick stuart 1842 (4 resultados)

Reprint (first published in 1881). xlii, 404 pages. Hardcover: H 19.25cm x L 13.25cm. Dust jacket with color pictorial front panel; some soiling and light staining; spine panel toned; shallow chipping, creasing, and several tears at edges; front flap is not price-clipped; past owner's ink name stamp at bottom of rear flap; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Blue boards; slight scuffing at spine ends. Past owner's ink name stamp on front and rear free endpapers; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. With 21 b/w illustrations (including frontispiece) of which twenty are on unpaged leaves (final drawing is a tailpiece on page 404) with most specifically signed "Church" [Frederick Stuart Church] or "W.H. Beard" [William Holbrook Beard] but curiously the dj front flap credits Milo Winter as illustrator but his signature is not found in the book's few uncredited illustrations.…

Condición: Good. 11" x 16" (image size) Very Good. Hand colored woodcut.

An attractive young woman stands in a look-out built in trees on the east bank of the Hudson River, looking northward towards what appears to be West Point and Constitution Island, which is rather taller than in reality. Full page of illustration from the Harper's Weekly newspaper. Woodcut illustration with later hand coloring. Page approximately 11 x 16". Very good condition.…

framed. Original illustrated autographed letter signed by Frederick Stuart Church. Written in Church's distinctive hand across two adjoining pages, featuring two pen illustrations. One of a bird interacting with a small winged cherub and the other of a bear holding two framed pictures. The contents of the letter to Mr Dillon discuss the delivery and placement of pictures and thanks for kind wished, signed "Fred S. Church." Presented in blue matting with a white border in a gold toned frame measuring 18 1/2 x 15". Condition: Minor toning and original folds. Text and illustrations well preserved and visible. Circa 1905 - 1910. Frederick Stuart Church was among America's distinguished illustrators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work appeared in leading publications, including Harper's Weekly and Harper's Bazaar, and his paintings and illustrations were celebrated for their inventive combinations of animals, fantasy, and sentimental imagery. Church was also known for embellishing his personal correspondence with delightful original sketches, making his illustrated letters particularly desirable examples of his artistic legacy. Signed.…