MAP OF RINGGOLD COUNTY [Iowa]
by Andreas, Alfred T
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A. T. Andreas / Lakeside Press, 1875. 17 1/2 inches by 14 inches. Original color map lithographed by Charles Shober for Andreas" 1875 ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE STATE OF IOWA. It is a map of Ringgold County lithographed in light yellow with darker yellow lines delineating township borders. The county map is highly detailed: in addition to cities, towns, roads, railroads, and rivers. there are pictorial representations of farm houses (with names of owners), churches, school houses, post offices, blacksmith shops, cemeteries, quarries, lime kilns, timberland, swamps, creeks, and bluffs. At the bottom of the map are two lithographed vignettes--one showing a train; the other, 2 farmers resting. There is a decorative border around the map. On the verso is a similar map of Taylor County, Iowa The map is lithographed in pink, with a darker pink delineating township borders. The 2 vignettes at the bottom have siimilar themes but different images. The decorative border from the recto (front) is repeated on the verso. Both sides are bright, attractive, and suitable for framing. The paper is very lightly toned, and there is some foxing... First Edition. Single Sheet. Very Good. Illus. by Charles Shober. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Map.
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- Seller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- W2340
- Title
- MAP OF RINGGOLD COUNTY [Iowa]
- Author
- Andreas, Alfred T
- Illustrator
- Charles Shober
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. T. Andreas / Lakeside Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1875
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- First Edition
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
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