The Democratic Art: pictures for a 19th-Century America--Chromolithography 1840-1900

Boston: David R. Godine, in association with the Amon Carter Museum, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. An absolutely indispensable compendium of the history of the use of lithography as against chromolithography in the U.S. throughout much of the 19th century, from 1840-1900. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in a two-tone brick and tan cloth binding, with sharp and distinct lettering to spine. xiv [1], 2-357 pp., and illustrated with a large number of fully-color illustrations, and including a full index. The volume comes with a press release from the publisher and what appears to be a personal note to a prior bookseller about the book. etailed study of American color lithography, a specialized type of printing from 1840-1900, when millions of original paintings were reproduced lithographically. David R. Godine & Amon Carter Museum, Boston, 1979.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.