$793
Washington: Lithographed and published by P. Haas, 1839. 16mo, contemporary decorative cloth-backed boards. One of the earliest views of Washington, D.C. Complete with fold-out lithographic print of the "House of Representative," two folding diagrams of the Senate and House of Representatives accompanied by an index of names, and 19 lithographic prints of the architecture and statuary of the capital, each signed (in print) by lithographer P. Haas and artist Augustus Kollner, accompanied by explanatory text. Minor fading to boards; very slight fraying to head and foot of spine; ownership signature to f.f.e.p.; slight intermittent foxing; otherwise a very fine copy of this early American imprint. Together with a folder of information regarding the previous owner.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2009-07-28
