East Hampton, from the Church Belfry [ Hand-colored wood engraving ]
by Fenn, Harry
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton. Very Good. 1873. Engraving. from Picturesque America; Wood Engraving; 1 pages; A beautifully hand-colored engraving of East Hampton viewed from the Church Belfry, Long Island, New York, from Picturesque America. Image 8 7/8 x 6 3/16" (11" x 14" matted). Matted in white stock with clear mylar. Shows a young boy and an old man gazing out of the Church Belft looking across the town with the sea and cliffs in the background. There is another church spire as well as a windmill in the town. Engraved on wood after a drawing by Harry Fenn (1838-1911). From the text: "EAST HAMPTON, a township of Suffolk county, New York, in the extreme S.E. part of Long Island, occupying the peninsula of Montauk, and bounded on the S. and E. by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the N. by Block Island Sound, Gardiners Bay and Peconic Bay. The township, 25 m. long and 8 m. at its greatest width from north to south, has an irregular north coast-line and a very regular south coast-line. The surface is rougher to the west where there are several large lakes, notably Great Pond, 2 m. long. The scenery is picturesque and the township is much frequented by artists. From Sag Harbor, which is a port of entry, a daily steamer runs to New York city." .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41793
- Title
- East Hampton, from the Church Belfry [ Hand-colored wood engraving ]
- Author
- Fenn, Harry
- Format/Binding
- Engraving
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- D. Appleton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1873
- Size
- 8 7/8" x 6 3/16".
- Keywords
- 19th Century Engravings, East Hampton Long Island, Views of The Hamptons
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana and American History; 19th Century; African American Studies;
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About the Seller
Antiquarian Book Shop
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Washington, District of Columbia
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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.