Condition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and consistent use. Special Edition, decorated cloth w/gilt titles & color pastedown, spine label a little rubbed & light edgewear. Original first edition with matching title date and copyright page date of 1942. Full-color plates used as a primary reference for Currier and Ives print collectors even today. See images for the condition of this book.
Please note: This special edition of Currier and Ives is set in 12 PT Caslon Monotype with hand-drawn decorative initials. The design and typography is by A.P. Tedesco.
Blurb: This book is *so* gorgeous. It's a 1940's copy, a record of hundreds of early Currier & Ive's plates/pictures. The portraits, landscapes, advertisements, politic comics, everything.