Woman in sacred history : a series of sketches drawn from scriptural, historical, and legendary sources / by Harriet Beecher Stowe ; illustrated with plates in oil-colors, after paintings by Raphael, Batoni, Horace Vernet, Goodall, Landelle, Koehler, Portaels, Vernet-Lecomte, Baader, Merle, Boulanger and others ; printed by Monrocq, from stones executed by Jehenne, Paris.
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Woman in sacred history : a series of sketches drawn from scriptural, historical, and legendary sources / by Harriet Beecher Stowe ; illustrated with plates in oil-colors, after paintings by Raphael, Batoni, Horace Vernet, Goodall, Landelle, Koehler, Portaels, Vernet-Lecomte, Baader, Merle, Boulanger and others ; printed by Monrocq, from stones executed by Jehenne, Paris.
Format:
Electronic Resources
Publication Date(s):
1878
Publication Information:
New York : Fords, Howard, and Hulbert, [not before 1878]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (400 pages, 25 unnumbered leaves of plates) : color illustrations.
Added Author:
General Note:
Published in twenty-four parts. Wrapper title: Woman in sacred history. Illustrated by modern art.
"Sold only by subscription. Twenty-five semi-monthly parts--50 cents each."--prospectus, p. [2] of wrapper, part 1, where the title is given as Woman in sacred history: a series of sketches drawn from scriptural, historical and legendary sources.
The work was completed in twenty-four parts and the title page included in the final number.
"Copyright 1873."--verso of title page.
The copyright was entered by J.B. Ford and Company in 1873; cf. BAL 19479 and 19480. The succeeding firm of Fords, Howard & Hulbert is first listed in the New York City directory for 1878, and was publishing at least until 1887.
Printed in red and black.
Each plate accompanied by printed guard sheet.
"Descriptive list of illustrations."--p. 383-397.
Includes index to the first lines of poetry.
Publisher's advertisements on printed wrappers.
Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
Local Note:
American Antiquarian Society copy has numbers corrected or added in ms. on many of the parts.
