1904 Cape Cod Thoreau Amelia Watson Color Pictures Sarah Wyman Whitman Cover Art

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Cape Cod. By Henry David Thoreau. With Illustrations from Sketches in Colors by Amelia M. Watson. In Two Volumes. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1904. First Illustrated Edition, Early Printing. Vol. I: 173 p; Vol. II: 208 p. Fine decorated binding by Sarah Wyman Whitman measures 7.5 x 5”, 8vos. In good condition. VERY ATTRACTIVE COPY! Only known imperfection are tanned spines from shelf-wear/sun-exposure. Gilt lettering and deco overall bright and clean. Heads and tails of spines scuffed. Text-blocks very clean; color illustrations attractive. Bindings tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Sarah de St. Prix Wyman Whitman (1842–1904) was an American stained glass artist, painter, and book cover designer. Successful at a time when few women had professional art careers, she founded her own firm, Lily Glass Works. Her stained glass windows are found in churches and colleges throughout the northeastern United States. As a member of the board of the Harvard University "Annex," she helped to found Radcliffe College. Although her aesthetic drew heavily on the Arts and Crafts Movement, her designs were almost radical in their minimalism, leaving substantially more negative space than was typical. Her spare designs featured elegant linear drawings or silhouettes (usually of plants) and sometimes an asymmetrical composition. Colors tended towards a muted palette of greens, golds, and deep reds. Her designs helped to spark a trend towards a more minimal aesthetic for book covers. Amelia Montague Watson (1856–1934) was an American watercolorist well known for her work in Martha's Vineyard. Born in East Windsor Hill, Connecticut on March 2, 1856, to Sarah (Bolles) and Reed Watson, she received a private education. Her younger sister, Edith, also painted watercolors and exhibited with Amelia, before becoming a successful photographer in Canada. First Illustrated Edition, early printing (first printing was 1896). COLI1904HLMX - 03/16 - HK3466.…

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Title
1904 Cape Cod Thoreau Amelia Watson Color Pictures Sarah Wyman Whitman Cover Art
Author
Henry David Thoreau
Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Amelia M. Watson, Sarah Wyman Whitman

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