[Rarebooks] FS: THE IRIS, 1852, with 8 chromolithographs of Native Americans, price reduced
Charles Agvent
charles at charlesagvent.com
Sat Jun 15 17:16:10 EDT 2019
Price reduced to $375 NET postpaid
[EASTMAN, Mary & Seth] HART, John (editor). THE IRIS: AN ILLUMINATED
SOUVENIR FOR MDCCCLII (1852). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co.,
1852. First Edition. Octavo (6-1/4" x 9-1/4") bound in the original full
embossed burgundy morocco leather with a gilt decorative figure in the
center of both covers. Neatly rebacked at a recent date with a new
leather spine. Most notable for the color plates of scenes of Native
Americans, some of the earliest chromolithographs made. Also with many
articles and poems about Native Americans, most (18) by Mary Eastman.
Complete with 12 plates--including the often lacking Presentation plate
and The Landing of William Penn--as well as the Illuminated Title Page
plate, the List of Illustrations plate, and all 8 chromolithographs of
Native Americans by P. S. Duval after drawings by Capt. Seth Eastman are
present. They include depictions of "Indian Courtship" and an "Indian
Marriage Custom." The Presentation plate filled out by the owner in
December 1852. Moderate to heavy foxing and staining throughout, the
plates darkened a bit but still fairly clean and quite attractive.
Overall a Very Good copy with early color plates of Native Americans.
Seth Eastman was stationed in various posts throughout the West where he
and his wife Mary observed and recorded their impressions of American
Indians. (#017270) $500.00
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