[Rarebooks] FS: Scarce Antique Silhouette Catalog

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

"Catalogue of 3,800 Named and Dated Silhouette Portraits by August
Edouart, 1789-1861, Silhouettist to the Royal Family of France and to
H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester"

By F. Nevill Jackson. Published in London by F. Nevill Jackson- undated,
but about 1923.

Of all the practitioners of the almost-lost art of the silhouette, by far
the most accomplished and prominent was Auguste Edouart. Edouart worked in
Europe, England and America, and made it a practice to keep duplicate
silhouettes for himself which he arranged in albums, to be used to produce
duplicates for customers or as a promotional tool. In December of 1849
Edouart was returning to England from his final trip through America when
his ship ran aground off Guernsey. In the ensuing wreck he was able to
save only a few of the 50 or so albums of silhouettes he had cut in
America, and these albums were given to his rescuers, descending in the
family until they were purchased by Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson in 1910. She
used them as the basis for several of her books on silhouettes, but in the
process she broke up all but one of the albums and distributed the
contents.

We offer here her circa-1923 "trade catalog" which provides an
alphabetical list of all the silhouettes in the Edouart albums, and offers
photographic facsimiles of them at a price of 1 Pound, 10 shillings each.
She also offers photographic facsimiles of the contents of all dozen
volumes for 800 Pounds a set.

Softcover. 5.5”x8.5”, 32 pages, several black & white illustrations inside
the front and rear covers (see above right, and below right). With a card
that states "with the compliments of the New York Historical Society" (see
above, right). Printed on stiff, wood-pulp paper which is now browned and
brittle; covers with some chips along the edges, a few closed tears; the
covers have come loose from the staples which bind the catalog; light
internal soil. A fragile catalog, in decent but not great condition, but
scarce and very interesting.  $100.00

Some Pictures =>

<http://www.joslinhall.com/images30/th-30861-cover.jpg>
<http://www.joslinhall.com/images30/th-30861-page1.jpg>
<http://www.joslinhall.com/images30/th-30861-page2.jpg>
<http://www.joslinhall.com/images30/th-30861-page3.jpg>

 - -


JOSLIN HALL RARE BOOKS, ABAA
Fine books of the 16th-20th centuries
on the decorative and fine arts & design

Post Office Box 239
Northampton, Massachusetts 01061 USA
telephone (413) 247-5080

Our website-
<http://www.joslinhall.com>

Our Latest Catalogs-

DECEMBER, 2008 -Recent Acquisitions
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_316.htm>

FOLK ARTS & AMERICANA
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_302.htm>

BOOKS ON GLASS
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_299.htm>

BOOKS ON CERAMICS
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_295.htm>

BOOKS ON FURNITURE
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_315.htm>

BOOKS ON SILVER
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_308.htm>

FIRE AND ICE
 -lighting, fireplaces & ice
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_282.htm>

A GRAVE AFFAIR
 -gravestones, epitaphs & mourning
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_288.htm>

 ~ ~ ~

 SPEAKING OF BOOKS
    -Our free email News List
<http://joslinhall.com/mailman/listinfo/jhrbnews_joslinhall.com>

 FOGGYGATES
    - our Bookselling blog
<http://foggygates.blogspot.com/>

 ~ ~ ~

TERMS:
All payments must be in U.S. funds and negotiable through a U.S. bank; We
accept checks, money orders, American Express, Visa and Mastercard. Books
may be reserved pending payment; Institutions may be billed; Standard
courtesies to institutions and the trade; Postage charges are $5.00 for
the first book, and $2.00 for each additional book. Shipments outside the
U.S. will be billed at cost. We accept returns if we are notified within
ten days of your receipt of the books-please ask for full instructions and
terms. Massachusetts residents must add 5% state sales tax.

As members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America we are
committed to upholding high professional standards and making sure your
bookbuying experience is enjoyable.