The pictorial field-book of the Revolution; or, Illustrations, by pen and pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and traditions of the War for Independence
The pictorial field-book of the Revolution; or, Illustrations, by pen and pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and traditions of the War for Independence.
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Good. 2-volume set. Volume I xxxii, 783, [1] pages. Volume II, 772 pages, Footnotes, Index. Decorative cover. With eleven hundred engravings on wood, by Lossing and Barritt, chiefly from original sketches by the Author. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some page discoloration and foxing noted. Ink notations from prior owner on fep in each volume. An encyclopedic work in its scope. The author interviewed revolutionary war veterans and did the field work. According to Sabin: "It contains many details and anecdotes which are not to be found in any other work. In 1848 Benson J. Lossing set out on an 8, 000 mile journey that took him to all of the thirteen original colonies and Canada. His mission was to see and record the stories of the American Revolution before they were lost to time and the rapid growth of the still young United States. Two years later, he published his Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution. The two volume set contained over a thousand pages with illustrations from the author. It chronicles virtually every fight and skirmish of the war, the stories often gleaned from eyewitnesses or their children. If an American and a Briton stood on opposite banks of a stream and threw rocks at each other, chances are it's recounted in Lossing's fine work. Additionally, Lossing's book serves as a time capsule travelogue of what America was like in the years just prior to the Civil War. Illustrated by Lossing's wonderful drawings, this seminal work is a super addition to any history collection of the Revolutionary War. Benson John Lossing (February 12, 1813-June 3, 1891) was a prolific and popular American historian, known best for his illustrated books on the American Revolution and American Civil War and features in Harper's Magazine. He was a charter trustee of Vassar College. In 1835, Lossing became part owner and editor of the Poughkeepsie Telegraph. Out of that publication grew a semi-monthly literary paper, the Poughkeepsie Casket. Lossing began to learn the art of wood engraving from J. A. Adams, illustrator for the paper. In 1838, Lossing moved to New York City seeking greater opportunity as a journalist and illustrator. He edited and illustrated J.S. Rothchild's weekly Family Magazine from 1839 to 1841 and launched his literary career with the publication of his Outline of the History of Fine Arts. In 1846, he joined William Barritt in a wood engraving business that became one of the largest of such firms in New York. His illustrations appeared in the New-York Mirror and several other periodicals. During this time, Lossing sat for a portrait by Thomas Seir Cummings (1804-1894), now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Around 1848, Lossing conceived the idea of writing a narrative sketchbook on the American Revolution. The first installment was published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine in 1850; the completed Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution was published in 1853. To gather material for the work, Lossing traveled some 8, 000 miles throughout the United States and Canada. As with his subsequent books, his pen and ink drawings served as the primary illustrations when turned into wood cuts. The book won him critical acclaim and general reputation. During and after the Civil War, Lossing toured the United States and the once Confederacy. On the basis of that research, he published a three-volume pictorial field book/history of the war, which is also presumed to have been Mathew Brady's first collaboration in the use of his Civil War photographs as book illustrations. In 1860 and 1861, the London Art Journal featured a series of Lossing's articles describing the history and scenery of the Hudson Valley; the illustrated articles were published in 1866 under the title The Hudson: From the Wilderness to the Sea. Lossing was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1872. He was awarded an LL.D. by the University of Michigan in 1873. He also worked with...
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Very Good. No Jacket. Book. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Pub by Harper & Bros., 2 volumes, 1851 & 1852. VG cond. hardcovers, no dj's. Dark blue cloth over bds, 3/4 leather w/ bright gilt ornate dec & lettering on spines, 4 raised bands. Light scuffing & rubbing to wear points. Gutters, hinges & bindings of both vols remain sound. Marbled edges & eps. P/O's tasteful namestamp on prelims & title pages, o/w both volumes are complete, intact & unmarked. Double Frontis illustrations (one in color, ) incl tissue guard, vol 1, & double Frontis illus in b&w, incl tissue guard, vol.2. Books are illustrated in b&w w/ "several hundred engravings on wood by Lossing & Babbitt, chiefly from original sketches by the author." 576 + 16pp, & 880 +35 + 4pp. Books are square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.
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