Description Of A View Of The City Of New York... - Dec 04, 2014 | Quinn's Auction Galleries In Va
LiveAuctioneers Logo

lots of lots

Description of a View of the City of New York...

Recommended Items

item-32764672=1
Description of a View of the City of New York...
Description of a View of the City of New York...
Item Details
Description
[New York]. DESCRIPTION OF A VIEW OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Now Exhibiting at The Panorama, Leicester Square. Painted by the Proprietor, Robert Burford, From Drawings taken by him in the Autumn of 1832. Lon: T. Brettell, 1834. Thin 8vo. Stabbed (loosely sewn at outer edge). 12pp & Folding frontis (separated, small crease fairly close to frontis’s edge). Small chips to corner tips. Very good plus. Sabin 54242. English artist Robert Burford constructed a rotunda at Leicester Square to exhibit large circular panoramas, helping to set off a popular craze that would last the full first half of the 19th Century. This pamphlet describes his panorama of New York with a brief essay on the city, a 61-point key to the sites shown, and a folding frontis. Burford and his brother produced over 50 such panoramas.
Buyer's Premium
  • 21%

Description of a View of the City of New York...

Estimate $80 - $120
See Sold Price
Starting Price $40

Shipping & Pickup Options
Item located in Falls Church, VA, us
See Policy for Shipping

Payment

Quinn's Auction Galleries

Quinn's Auction Galleries

Falls Church, VA, United States8,619 Followers
TOP