William Birch
The City Of Philadelphia
Found at
Christies,
Paris
The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobins: Part One, American Color, Lot 17
16. Jun - 16. Jun 2023
The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobins: Part One, American Color, Lot 17
16. Jun - 16. Jun 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
The City of Philadelphia
William Birch, 1800
BIRCH, William (1755-1834). The City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, North America; as it appeared in 1800. Springland Cottage, Pennsylvania: W. Birch, 1800.
Oblong folio (397 x 486mm). 27 hand-colored engraved plates including frontispiece, plus plates 11 and 17 present in two hand-colored versions, engraved title with vignette after Barker, city plan, and one extra hand-colored engraved plate dated 1804 (this one trimmed and mounted), for a total of 32 engravings; letterpress contents leaf at front and subscriber list at end (a little toned, some faint spotting, repaired tear to pl.10, short edge tears to pl. 8, 13, pl. 17 darkened). Modern half calf over older marbled boards, old endpapers preserved (endpapers spotted and creased); modern solander box. Provenance: George & Sallie M. Vaux (inkstamp to inside front cover).
William Birch, 1800
BIRCH, William (1755-1834). The City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, North America; as it appeared in 1800. Springland Cottage, Pennsylvania: W. Birch, 1800.
Oblong folio (397 x 486mm). 27 hand-colored engraved plates including frontispiece, plus plates 11 and 17 present in two hand-colored versions, engraved title with vignette after Barker, city plan, and one extra hand-colored engraved plate dated 1804 (this one trimmed and mounted), for a total of 32 engravings; letterpress contents leaf at front and subscriber list at end (a little toned, some faint spotting, repaired tear to pl.10, short edge tears to pl. 8, 13, pl. 17 darkened). Modern half calf over older marbled boards, old endpapers preserved (endpapers spotted and creased); modern solander box. Provenance: George & Sallie M. Vaux (inkstamp to inside front cover).
William Russell Birch - Auction history
