STAMPED WITH CHARACTER: NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN COLOR PLATE BOOKS.
SIGNED
William. Reese
New York: The Grolier Club, 1999. 120pp. Index. Numerous color plates. First edition. SIGNED. Very fine in an equally nice dust jacket. An illustrated catalogue of over 114 American color plate books published between 1800 and 1900 and were exhibited at the Grolier Club in 1999. Enhanced by William Reese’s insightful essay on the development of color printing in the United States during the nineteenth century.