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Bartholomew's Drawing Book, Revised Edition, Nos. 4, 5, 7, 8
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Bartholomew's Drawing Book, New Series, Nos. 1, 2, 5
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Three drawing books, Nos. 1, 2 and 5, by William N. Bartholomew, published by Woolworth, Ainsworth & Co., New York, copyright 1867, 1869, and 1870 respectively. Each book contains 12 half-sheet numbered exercises interleaved with full-page blank leaves for copying and additional original artwork. Book 1 begins with exercises in drawing horizontal and vertical lines, and continues with using those lines in various combinations and patterns to draw simple designs and decorative forms. All of the exercises have been completed.
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Weigall's Drawing Book of Animals, Nos. 2, 5 and 6
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Three drawing books, published by George Rowney and Company, London?. Each book is comprised of four lithograph plates; the plates in book No. 2 are numbered 5-8; those in book No. 5 are numbered 17-20, and those in book No. 6 are numbered 21-24. Images in No. 2 include a bear and a bull; in No. 5 a kangaroo and a goat; in No. 6 a lion and a deer. A sheet of paper containing original artwork is laid in to each of the three books.
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A New Series of First Class Drawing Copies
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One drawing book entitled A New Series of First Class Drawing Copies, published by J. Cooke & Sons, London, ca. 1880? This book is comprised of 7 lithograph plates intended for copying. Each of the plates, with one exception, contains two images. The image on the left-hand side is a picture in outline, and the image on the right is that same image, but complete with shading and texture. The one exception is a full-page illustration that is already complete with shading and texture. The front and back covers are printed in red. The title on the front cover is within a decorative frame. The back cover features a vignette of 3 children who are drawing. "10--" (price) is written in ms., in pencil, in the upper right-hand corner of the first page.
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American Text-Books of Art Education, Revised Edition, Nos. 3-11
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Six 20-page drawing books by Walter Smith, published by L. Prang & Co., Boston. The issues included in this group are Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, 11 and a duplicate of No. 11. Each book contains numbered exercises, and each exercise consists of brief instructional text, a lithograph image, and space for copying. The exercises increase in difficulty as they progress through each book, and also throughout the series. Some of the books have been completed by previous owners.
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Bartholomew's National System of Industrial Drawing, Free Hand-Tracing, New Edition, Nos. 1, 1, 2, 3
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Four 12-page drawing books by William N. Bartholomew, published by 3 different publishers: Potter, Knight, Ainsworth & Co. of New York, Boston and Chicago (Book 1, first copy); the American Book Company of New York, Cincinnati and Chicago (Book 1, second copy); and the A.S. Barnes & Co. of New York and Chicago (Books 2-3). These tracing books are intended for use by "children just beginning to draw" and contain 24-29 numbered exercises, without text, of images and drawing exercises to be traced or completed. Each lesson builds upon the skills learned in previous lessons. Many of these exercises are shapes and forms, later used to create decorative patterns and designs. Images of simple buildings are also included.
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Drawing in Public Schools by the use of The Smith Books Condemned....The Merits of the Bartholomew Books Presented
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One booklet entitled Drawing in Public Schools by the use of The Smith Books Condemned.... The Merits of the Bartholomew Books Presented, published by Woolworth, Ainsworth & Co., New York and Chicago, 1874. This book is 56 pages in length, and contains an additional 24-page addendum which is entitled: "Osgood's Circular, misrepresenting Mr. Bartholomew and his books, answered." The primary booklet is a point-by-point rebuttal of the Smith drawing system. It is illustrated with "bad" examples of drawing used by the Smith system, and "good" examples as found in the Bartholomew system. The Osgood's Circular at the end seems to be a continuation of the acclaimed inferiority and general "wrong-ness" of the Smith system of teaching drawing.
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